Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in China

China: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate was 0.8535 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.8535 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 141.1%
World rank
42nd
of 116 countries
All-time high
43.44 % change on previous year
in 1964
All-time low
-16 % change on previous year
in 2015
Years of data
62
1962–2023

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in China, 1962–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2023, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in China stood at 0.8535 % change on previous year.

That represents a change of up 141.1% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in China peaked at 43.44 % change on previous year in 1964 and was at its lowest, -16 % change on previous year, in 2015.

China ranks 42nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in China, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate in China, 1962 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 -14.01 % change on previous year —
1963 12.27 % change on previous year -187.6%
1964 43.44 % change on previous year +253.9%
1965 14.77 % change on previous year -66.0%
1966 -2.17 % change on previous year -114.7%
1967 -4.1 % change on previous year +88.9%
1968 -3.51 % change on previous year -14.5%
1969 1.03 % change on previous year -129.3%
1970 12.29 % change on previous year +1094.0%
1971 8.74 % change on previous year -28.9%
1972 10.04 % change on previous year +14.8%
1973 6.23 % change on previous year -37.9%
1974 -1.68 % change on previous year -127.0%
1975 4.93 % change on previous year -392.4%
1976 4.39 % change on previous year -10.8%
1977 -3.65 % change on previous year -183.0%
1978 4.64 % change on previous year -227.4%
1979 -5.58 % change on previous year -220.1%
1980 -4.99 % change on previous year -10.5%
1981 11.29 % change on previous year -326.3%
1982 15.27 % change on previous year +35.3%
1983 -1.29 % change on previous year -108.4%
1984 8.82 % change on previous year -785.0%
1985 29.16 % change on previous year +230.6%
1986 -3.29 % change on previous year -111.3%
1987 -9.09 % change on previous year +175.9%
1988 7.86 % change on previous year -186.5%
1989 3.19 % change on previous year -59.4%
1990 4.62 % change on previous year +44.8%
1991 13.89 % change on previous year +200.4%
1992 6.74 % change on previous year -51.4%
1993 -12.02 % change on previous year -278.1%
1994 -2.87 % change on previous year -76.1%
1995 5.94 % change on previous year -306.7%
1996 6.41 % change on previous year +8.0%
1997 7.91 % change on previous year +23.5%
1998 6.39 % change on previous year -19.2%
1999 -7.15 % change on previous year -211.8%
2000 -9.06 % change on previous year +26.8%
2001 4.72 % change on previous year -152.1%
2002 10.91 % change on previous year +131.0%
2003 0.806 % change on previous year -92.6%
2004 -2.74 % change on previous year -440.0%
2005 -1.96 % change on previous year -28.6%
2006 1.72 % change on previous year -187.7%
2007 14.92 % change on previous year +769.9%
2008 9.87 % change on previous year -33.8%
2009 -2.65 % change on previous year -126.8%
2010 -0.6721 % change on previous year -74.6%
2011 2.02 % change on previous year -400.8%
2012 4.22 % change on previous year +108.5%
2013 1.2 % change on previous year -71.6%
2014 -3.1 % change on previous year -358.7%
2015 -16 % change on previous year +416.3%
2016 -4.97 % change on previous year -68.9%
2017 -2.27 % change on previous year -54.3%
2018 2.56 % change on previous year -213.0%
2019 -1.1 % change on previous year -143.0%
2020 -2.68 % change on previous year +143.3%
2021 -2.74 % change on previous year +2.2%
2022 -2.07 % change on previous year -24.3%
2023 0.8535 % change on previous year -141.1%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.8535 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4268 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.96 % change on previous year -14.01 % change on previous year 43.44 % change on previous year 8
1970s 4.04 % change on previous year -5.58 % change on previous year 12.29 % change on previous year 10
1980s 5.69 % change on previous year -9.09 % change on previous year 29.16 % change on previous year 10
1990s 2.99 % change on previous year -12.02 % change on previous year 13.89 % change on previous year 10
2000s 2.65 % change on previous year -9.06 % change on previous year 14.92 % change on previous year 10
2010s -1.81 % change on previous year -16 % change on previous year 4.22 % change on previous year 10
2020s -1.66 % change on previous year -2.74 % change on previous year 0.8535 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 39 China, mainland 0.9558 % change on previous year compare
  2. 40 Malawi 0.9383 % change on previous year compare
  3. 41 Cambodia 0.8911 % change on previous year compare
  4. 43 Sierra Leone 0.678 % change on previous year compare
  5. 44 Guinea 0.6526 % change on previous year compare
  6. 45 Ghana 0.6259 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in China?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in China was 0.8535 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 43.44 % change on previous year in 1964.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was -16 % change on previous year in 2015.
How does China rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
China ranks 42nd out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

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Indicator
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
146 places, 8,208 data points, 1962–2023
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The year-on-year percentage change in Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.