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

Melanesia: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate was -16.66 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-16.66 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 253.8%
World rank
98th
of 116 countries
All-time high
16.77 % change on previous year
in 1964
All-time low
-18.75 % change on previous year
in 1998
Years of data
62
1962–2023

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

-20-1001020196219922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Melanesia stood at -16.66 % change on previous year.

That represents a change of down 253.8% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Melanesia peaked at 16.77 % change on previous year in 1964 and was at its lowest, -18.75 % change on previous year, in 1998.

Melanesia ranks 98th 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 Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate in Melanesia, 1962 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 0 % change on previous year —
1963 0.3281 % change on previous year —
1964 16.77 % change on previous year +5011.5%
1965 2.7 % change on previous year -83.9%
1966 1.39 % change on previous year -48.4%
1967 2.73 % change on previous year +95.9%
1968 4.11 % change on previous year +50.4%
1969 1.54 % change on previous year -62.4%
1970 -1.95 % change on previous year -226.7%
1971 2.63 % change on previous year -234.7%
1972 -7.64 % change on previous year -390.3%
1973 3.68 % change on previous year -148.1%
1974 -0.8758 % change on previous year -123.8%
1975 0.0109 % change on previous year -101.2%
1976 4.55 % change on previous year +41617.2%
1977 10.65 % change on previous year +134.2%
1978 3.84 % change on previous year -64.0%
1979 14.76 % change on previous year +284.5%
1980 6.43 % change on previous year -56.4%
1981 3.54 % change on previous year -45.0%
1982 6.56 % change on previous year +85.3%
1983 -13.03 % change on previous year -298.6%
1984 15.77 % change on previous year -221.0%
1985 2.04 % change on previous year -87.1%
1986 -4.75 % change on previous year -333.2%
1987 4.15 % change on previous year -187.3%
1988 -7.38 % change on previous year -277.8%
1989 -0.8696 % change on previous year -88.2%
1990 8.48 % change on previous year -1075.1%
1991 3.77 % change on previous year -55.5%
1992 2.6 % change on previous year -31.2%
1993 1.13 % change on previous year -56.6%
1994 0.6234 % change on previous year -44.7%
1995 1.91 % change on previous year +205.9%
1996 0.0721 % change on previous year -96.2%
1997 -2.42 % change on previous year -3449.1%
1998 -18.75 % change on previous year +676.3%
1999 12.31 % change on previous year -165.6%
2000 -4.11 % change on previous year -133.4%
2001 4.29 % change on previous year -204.3%
2002 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2003 -4.79 % change on previous year —
2004 0 % change on previous year -100.0%
2005 -6.47 % change on previous year —
2006 2.31 % change on previous year -135.6%
2007 -6.02 % change on previous year -360.7%
2008 -4.8 % change on previous year -20.2%
2009 -3.36 % change on previous year -30.0%
2010 -4.62 % change on previous year +37.6%
2011 2.68 % change on previous year -158.0%
2012 -6.65 % change on previous year -347.8%
2013 -10.41 % change on previous year +56.6%
2014 2.8 % change on previous year -126.9%
2015 7 % change on previous year +150.2%
2016 -2.9 % change on previous year -141.4%
2017 -1.46 % change on previous year -49.8%
2018 -1.4 % change on previous year -3.8%
2019 2.81 % change on previous year -300.8%
2020 0.5073 % change on previous year -82.0%
2021 -6.94 % change on previous year -1468.0%
2022 10.83 % change on previous year -256.1%
2023 -16.66 % change on previous year -253.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Melanesia 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
1976 +41617.2% 0.0109 % change on previous year 4.55 % change on previous year
1964 +5011.5% 0.3281 % change on previous year 16.77 % change on previous year
1997 -3449.1% 0.0721 % change on previous year -2.42 % change on previous year
2021 -1468.0% 0.5073 % change on previous year -6.94 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3.7 % change on previous year 0 % change on previous year 16.77 % change on previous year 8
1970s 2.96 % change on previous year -7.64 % change on previous year 14.76 % change on previous year 10
1980s 1.25 % change on previous year -13.03 % change on previous year 15.77 % change on previous year 10
1990s 0.9722 % change on previous year -18.75 % change on previous year 12.31 % change on previous year 10
2000s -2.3 % change on previous year -6.47 % change on previous year 4.29 % change on previous year 10
2010s -1.21 % change on previous year -10.41 % change on previous year 7 % change on previous year 10
2020s -3.07 % change on previous year -16.66 % change on previous year 10.83 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 95 Guyana -13.47 % change on previous year compare
  2. 96 China, Taiwan Province of -15.81 % change on previous year compare
  3. 97 Rwanda -16.28 % change on previous year compare
  4. 99 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -22.42 % change on previous year compare
  5. 100 Caribbean -22.78 % change on previous year compare
  6. 101 Fiji -22.83 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Melanesia?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Melanesia was -16.66 % 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 16.77 % change on previous year in 1964.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was -18.75 % change on previous year in 1998.
How does Melanesia rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Melanesia ranks 98th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Melanesia 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.