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

Colombia: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate was -2.18 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-2.18 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 132.7%
World rank
76th
of 116 countries
All-time high
47.94 % change on previous year
in 2019
All-time low
-39.46 % change on previous year
in 2020
Years of data
62
1962–2023

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

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded -2.18 % change on previous year for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.

That represents a change of down 132.7% on the previous year and down 189.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Colombia peaked at 47.94 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -39.46 % change on previous year, in 2020.

That places Colombia 76th out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate in Colombia, 1962 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 -0.1885 % change on previous year —
1963 8.11 % change on previous year -4401.2%
1964 2.62 % change on previous year -67.7%
1965 0.2771 % change on previous year -89.4%
1966 -26.43 % change on previous year -9635.5%
1967 -6.25 % change on previous year -76.3%
1968 3.56 % change on previous year -156.9%
1969 1.72 % change on previous year -51.7%
1970 0.4219 % change on previous year -75.4%
1971 3.78 % change on previous year +796.2%
1972 5.63 % change on previous year +48.8%
1973 4.48 % change on previous year -20.3%
1974 -0.2201 % change on previous year -104.9%
1975 -7.39 % change on previous year +3257.4%
1976 3.65 % change on previous year -149.4%
1977 3.22 % change on previous year -11.9%
1978 2 % change on previous year -37.7%
1979 2.58 % change on previous year +28.9%
1980 3.62 % change on previous year +40.0%
1981 -4.48 % change on previous year -223.9%
1982 -6.34 % change on previous year +41.5%
1983 3.63 % change on previous year -157.3%
1984 7.43 % change on previous year +104.5%
1985 18.87 % change on previous year +153.9%
1986 -1.69 % change on previous year -109.0%
1987 -0.0262 % change on previous year -98.5%
1988 -1 % change on previous year +3721.7%
1989 -4.42 % change on previous year +341.2%
1990 -1.05 % change on previous year -76.3%
1991 -1.79 % change on previous year +71.2%
1992 8.45 % change on previous year -571.5%
1993 12.42 % change on previous year +47.0%
1994 -2.06 % change on previous year -116.6%
1995 1.23 % change on previous year -159.5%
1996 2.73 % change on previous year +122.8%
1997 -0.3147 % change on previous year -111.5%
1998 1.69 % change on previous year -637.5%
1999 -1.28 % change on previous year -175.4%
2000 4.51 % change on previous year -453.6%
2001 -0.3047 % change on previous year -106.8%
2002 -4.23 % change on previous year +1287.2%
2003 2.81 % change on previous year -166.5%
2004 0.2378 % change on previous year -91.5%
2005 1.64 % change on previous year +589.6%
2006 0.9851 % change on previous year -39.9%
2007 0.0345 % change on previous year -96.5%
2008 -6.54 % change on previous year -19038.0%
2009 -1.01 % change on previous year -84.5%
2010 -8.16 % change on previous year +705.8%
2011 9.59 % change on previous year -217.5%
2012 3.81 % change on previous year -60.2%
2013 2.44 % change on previous year -36.1%
2014 -1.25 % change on previous year -151.2%
2015 2.08 % change on previous year -266.3%
2016 -1.75 % change on previous year -184.1%
2017 7.14 % change on previous year -508.9%
2018 5.59 % change on previous year -21.7%
2019 47.94 % change on previous year +757.9%
2020 -39.46 % change on previous year -182.3%
2021 -11.6 % change on previous year -70.6%
2022 6.66 % change on previous year -157.4%
2023 -2.18 % change on previous year -132.7%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's -2.18 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -1.54 % change on previous year, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 -19038.0% 0.0345 % change on previous year -6.54 % change on previous year
1966 -9635.5% 0.2771 % change on previous year -26.43 % change on previous year
1963 +4401.2% -0.1885 % change on previous year 8.11 % change on previous year
1988 -3721.7% -0.0262 % change on previous year -1 % change on previous year
1975 -3257.4% -0.2201 % change on previous year -7.39 % change on previous year
2002 -1287.2% -0.3047 % change on previous year -4.23 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -2.07 % change on previous year -26.43 % change on previous year 8.11 % change on previous year 8
1970s 1.82 % change on previous year -7.39 % change on previous year 5.63 % change on previous year 10
1980s 1.56 % change on previous year -6.34 % change on previous year 18.87 % change on previous year 10
1990s 2 % change on previous year -2.06 % change on previous year 12.42 % change on previous year 10
2000s -0.1865 % change on previous year -6.54 % change on previous year 4.51 % change on previous year 10
2010s 6.74 % change on previous year -8.16 % change on previous year 47.94 % change on previous year 10
2020s -11.65 % change on previous year -39.46 % change on previous year 6.66 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 73 Australia -1.65 % change on previous year compare
  2. 73 Australia and New Zealand -1.65 % change on previous year compare
  3. 75 Côte d'Ivoire -1.85 % change on previous year compare
  4. 77 Uganda -2.46 % change on previous year compare
  5. 78 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) -2.49 % change on previous year compare
  6. 79 Honduras -2.51 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Colombia?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Colombia was -2.18 % 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 Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 47.94 % change on previous year in 2019.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was -39.46 % change on previous year in 2020.
How does Colombia rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Colombia ranks 76th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 189.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia 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
Last refreshed

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.