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

Malaysia: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate was -6.6 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-6.6 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 46.8%
World rank
89th
of 116 countries
All-time high
624.47 % change on previous year
in 2015
All-time low
-91.68 % change on previous year
in 2014
Years of data
62
1962–2023

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

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

Analysis

Malaysia recorded -6.6 % change on previous year for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.

That represents a change of up 46.8% on the previous year and up 80.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malaysia peaked at 624.47 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -91.68 % change on previous year, in 2014.

Malaysia ranks 89th 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 Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate in Malaysia, 1962 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 6.2 % change on previous year —
1963 3.01 % change on previous year -51.4%
1964 10.69 % change on previous year +254.9%
1965 4.95 % change on previous year -53.7%
1966 23.68 % change on previous year +378.0%
1967 1.78 % change on previous year -92.5%
1968 12.5 % change on previous year +601.8%
1969 7.06 % change on previous year -43.6%
1970 47.95 % change on previous year +579.6%
1971 150.51 % change on previous year +213.9%
1972 24.66 % change on previous year -83.6%
1973 82.87 % change on previous year +236.1%
1974 0.8287 % change on previous year -99.0%
1975 39.42 % change on previous year +4656.6%
1976 8.62 % change on previous year -78.1%
1977 -19.55 % change on previous year -326.8%
1978 7 % change on previous year -135.8%
1979 -6.07 % change on previous year -186.8%
1980 -10.45 % change on previous year +72.0%
1981 -5.56 % change on previous year -46.8%
1982 15.88 % change on previous year -385.9%
1983 4.06 % change on previous year -74.4%
1984 7.32 % change on previous year +80.2%
1985 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
1986 4.55 % change on previous year —
1987 -11.28 % change on previous year -348.1%
1988 2.79 % change on previous year -124.7%
1989 -2.86 % change on previous year -202.6%
1990 5.88 % change on previous year -305.7%
1991 4.49 % change on previous year -23.7%
1992 4.27 % change on previous year -4.9%
1993 -3.19 % change on previous year -174.7%
1994 -0.4131 % change on previous year -87.0%
1995 3.92 % change on previous year -1049.6%
1996 -5.22 % change on previous year -233.1%
1997 -1.89 % change on previous year -63.8%
1998 0.6625 % change on previous year -135.0%
1999 -2.87 % change on previous year -532.8%
2000 -0.1451 % change on previous year -94.9%
2001 -1.43 % change on previous year +882.6%
2002 0.7256 % change on previous year -150.9%
2003 -38.76 % change on previous year -5441.7%
2004 -7.69 % change on previous year -80.2%
2005 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2006 0 % change on previous year —
2007 26.69 % change on previous year —
2008 -5.68 % change on previous year -121.3%
2009 -44.21 % change on previous year +678.9%
2010 -43.25 % change on previous year -2.2%
2011 -9.71 % change on previous year -77.5%
2012 6.03 % change on previous year -162.0%
2013 -34.49 % change on previous year -672.4%
2014 -91.68 % change on previous year +165.8%
2015 624.47 % change on previous year -781.2%
2016 -11.76 % change on previous year -101.9%
2017 10.1 % change on previous year -185.8%
2018 -16.07 % change on previous year -259.1%
2019 -16.14 % change on previous year +0.5%
2020 11.67 % change on previous year -172.3%
2021 27.99 % change on previous year +139.9%
2022 -12.4 % change on previous year -144.3%
2023 -6.6 % change on previous year -46.8%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's -6.6 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4268 % change on previous year. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Malaysia 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
2003 -5441.7% 0.7256 % change on previous year -38.76 % change on previous year
1975 +4656.6% 0.8287 % change on previous year 39.42 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.74 % change on previous year 1.78 % change on previous year 23.68 % change on previous year 8
1970s 33.62 % change on previous year -19.55 % change on previous year 150.51 % change on previous year 10
1980s 0.4452 % change on previous year -11.28 % change on previous year 15.88 % change on previous year 10
1990s 0.5644 % change on previous year -5.22 % change on previous year 5.88 % change on previous year 10
2000s -7.05 % change on previous year -44.21 % change on previous year 26.69 % change on previous year 10
2010s 41.75 % change on previous year -91.68 % change on previous year 624.47 % change on previous year 10
2020s 5.17 % change on previous year -12.4 % change on previous year 27.99 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 86 Suriname -6.24 % change on previous year compare
  2. 87 Trinidad and Tobago -6.25 % change on previous year compare
  3. 88 Martinique -6.42 % change on previous year compare
  4. 90 Jamaica -8.24 % change on previous year compare
  5. 91 Mauritius -8.51 % change on previous year compare
  6. 92 Sudan (former) -10 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malaysia?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Malaysia was -6.6 % 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 624.47 % change on previous year in 2015.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was -91.68 % change on previous year in 2014.
How does Malaysia rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Malaysia ranks 89th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malaysia 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.