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

Kenya: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate was -31.59 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-31.59 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 219.4%
World rank
106th
of 116 countries
All-time high
53.08 % change on previous year
in 1973
All-time low
-34.56 % change on previous year
in 1971
Years of data
62
1962–2023

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

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

Analysis

Kenya recorded -31.59 % change on previous year for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 219.4% on the previous year and down 1,760.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Kenya peaked at 53.08 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -34.56 % change on previous year, in 1971.

Kenya ranks 106th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate in Kenya, 1962 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 2.75 % change on previous year —
1963 1.79 % change on previous year -34.9%
1964 -0.4394 % change on previous year -124.6%
1965 -0.3919 % change on previous year -10.8%
1966 -6.45 % change on previous year +1545.3%
1967 28.13 % change on previous year -536.2%
1968 21.03 % change on previous year -25.2%
1969 -0.678 % change on previous year -103.2%
1970 19.47 % change on previous year -2971.1%
1971 -34.56 % change on previous year -277.5%
1972 -14.13 % change on previous year -59.1%
1973 53.08 % change on previous year -475.8%
1974 8.12 % change on previous year -84.7%
1975 7.51 % change on previous year -7.5%
1976 -4.44 % change on previous year -159.2%
1977 6.98 % change on previous year -257.0%
1978 10.56 % change on previous year +51.3%
1979 3.37 % change on previous year -68.1%
1980 1.63 % change on previous year -51.6%
1981 4.01 % change on previous year +146.0%
1982 0.5141 % change on previous year -87.2%
1983 -0.7287 % change on previous year -241.7%
1984 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
1985 33.57 % change on previous year —
1986 -0.2973 % change on previous year -100.9%
1987 -2.38 % change on previous year +701.6%
1988 -15.44 % change on previous year +547.7%
1989 -4.13 % change on previous year -73.2%
1990 -1.01 % change on previous year -75.4%
1991 18.24 % change on previous year -1898.6%
1992 -0.5411 % change on previous year -103.0%
1993 9.07 % change on previous year -1776.9%
1994 10.49 % change on previous year +15.6%
1995 -2.17 % change on previous year -120.7%
1996 1.52 % change on previous year -170.1%
1997 -1.75 % change on previous year -215.2%
1998 -10.52 % change on previous year +499.4%
1999 3.44 % change on previous year -132.7%
2000 10.44 % change on previous year +203.8%
2001 -16.51 % change on previous year -258.1%
2002 13.01 % change on previous year -178.8%
2003 -6.56 % change on previous year -150.4%
2004 7.38 % change on previous year -212.5%
2005 4.33 % change on previous year -41.3%
2006 -3.39 % change on previous year -178.3%
2007 8.39 % change on previous year -347.4%
2008 -8 % change on previous year -195.4%
2009 20.76 % change on previous year -359.6%
2010 4.51 % change on previous year -78.3%
2011 14.93 % change on previous year +231.3%
2012 10.56 % change on previous year -29.3%
2013 -1.7 % change on previous year -116.1%
2014 -15.93 % change on previous year +838.2%
2015 7.83 % change on previous year -149.1%
2016 11.62 % change on previous year +48.5%
2017 -22.06 % change on previous year -289.8%
2018 7.93 % change on previous year -136.0%
2019 -1.57 % change on previous year -119.7%
2020 24.83 % change on previous year -1685.2%
2021 3.88 % change on previous year -84.4%
2022 26.45 % change on previous year +580.9%
2023 -31.59 % change on previous year -219.4%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's -31.59 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3953 % change on previous year. (27 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's -31.59 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4739 % change on previous year. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Kenya 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
1970 +2971.1% -0.678 % change on previous year 19.47 % change on previous year
1991 +1898.6% -1.01 % change on previous year 18.24 % change on previous year
1993 +1776.9% -0.5411 % change on previous year 9.07 % change on previous year
2020 +1685.2% -1.57 % change on previous year 24.83 % change on previous year
1966 -1545.3% -0.3919 % change on previous year -6.45 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.72 % change on previous year -6.45 % change on previous year 28.13 % change on previous year 8
1970s 5.6 % change on previous year -34.56 % change on previous year 53.08 % change on previous year 10
1980s 1.68 % change on previous year -15.44 % change on previous year 33.57 % change on previous year 10
1990s 2.68 % change on previous year -10.52 % change on previous year 18.24 % change on previous year 10
2000s 2.98 % change on previous year -16.51 % change on previous year 20.76 % change on previous year 10
2010s 1.61 % change on previous year -22.06 % change on previous year 14.93 % change on previous year 10
2020s 5.89 % change on previous year -31.59 % change on previous year 26.45 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 103 Morocco -27.52 % change on previous year compare
  2. 104 Barbados -29.48 % change on previous year compare
  3. 105 Cuba -30.99 % change on previous year compare
  4. 107 Ecuador -33.52 % change on previous year compare
  5. 108 Panama -34.11 % change on previous year compare
  6. 109 Antigua and Barbuda -100 % change on previous year compare
  7. 109 Iraq -100 % change on previous year compare
  8. 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis -100 % change on previous year compare
  9. 109 Lebanon -100 % change on previous year compare
  10. 109 Saint Lucia -100 % change on previous year compare
  11. 109 Singapore -100 % change on previous year compare
  12. 109 Yemen -100 % change on previous year compare
  13. 109 Syrian Arab Republic -100 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Kenya?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Kenya was -31.59 % 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 Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 53.08 % change on previous year in 1973.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was -34.56 % change on previous year in 1971.
How does Kenya rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Kenya ranks 106th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 1,760.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kenya 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.