Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in South Africa
South Africa: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate was 2.64 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 2.64 % change on previous year for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.2% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa peaked at 26.08 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -12.87 % change on previous year, in 1983.
South Africa ranks 26th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 26.08 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 9.77 % change on previous year | -62.5% |
| 1965 | 14.55 % change on previous year | +49.0% |
| 1966 | 14.27 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 15.08 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 1968 | -9 % change on previous year | -159.7% |
| 1969 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -115.9% |
| 1970 | -10.44 % change on previous year | -828.6% |
| 1971 | 10.75 % change on previous year | -203.0% |
| 1972 | -1.55 % change on previous year | -114.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1552 % change on previous year | -110.0% |
| 1974 | 3.69 % change on previous year | +2277.1% |
| 1975 | -0.4172 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 1976 | 7.95 % change on previous year | -2005.6% |
| 1977 | 7.78 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1978 | -2.27 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1979 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -223.7% |
| 1980 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -189.2% |
| 1981 | 21.13 % change on previous year | -942.0% |
| 1982 | 3.39 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1983 | -12.87 % change on previous year | -479.7% |
| 1984 | 17.66 % change on previous year | -237.3% |
| 1985 | -2.41 % change on previous year | -113.6% |
| 1986 | 3.49 % change on previous year | -244.8% |
| 1987 | -0.5345 % change on previous year | -115.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7898 % change on previous year | -247.8% |
| 1989 | -6.48 % change on previous year | -921.0% |
| 1990 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -136.9% |
| 1991 | 4.28 % change on previous year | +78.7% |
| 1992 | -2.79 % change on previous year | -165.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5126 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 1994 | 5.4 % change on previous year | +953.2% |
| 1995 | -3.91 % change on previous year | -172.5% |
| 1996 | 9.72 % change on previous year | -348.3% |
| 1997 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -110.6% |
| 1998 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -748.9% |
| 1999 | -0.9682 % change on previous year | -114.5% |
| 2000 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -415.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8815 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 2002 | -1.37 % change on previous year | -255.7% |
| 2003 | 1.47 % change on previous year | -207.1% |
| 2004 | -3.05 % change on previous year | -307.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9007 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 2006 | -4.16 % change on previous year | -561.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5825 % change on previous year | -114.0% |
| 2008 | -6.51 % change on previous year | -1217.1% |
| 2009 | -3.22 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 2010 | -2.54 % change on previous year | -21.2% |
| 2011 | -6.74 % change on previous year | +165.9% |
| 2012 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -125.2% |
| 2013 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +102.8% |
| 2014 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 2015 | -5.29 % change on previous year | -301.3% |
| 2016 | -3.32 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -148.2% |
| 2018 | 9.03 % change on previous year | +465.3% |
| 2019 | -0.3245 % change on previous year | -103.6% |
| 2020 | -9.67 % change on previous year | +2880.6% |
| 2021 | -4.05 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 2022 | 8.05 % change on previous year | -298.7% |
| 2023 | 2.64 % change on previous year | -67.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 2.64 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4739 % change on previous year, 5.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in South Africa 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -2880.6% | -0.3245 % change on previous year | -9.67 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +2277.1% | 0.1552 % change on previous year | 3.69 % change on previous year |
| 1976 | +2005.6% | -0.4172 % change on previous year | 7.95 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.02 % change on previous year | -9 % change on previous year | 26.08 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.85 % change on previous year | -10.44 % change on previous year | 10.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.17 % change on previous year | -12.87 % change on previous year | 21.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 % change on previous year | -3.91 % change on previous year | 9.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.14 % change on previous year | -6.51 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0185 % change on previous year | -6.74 % change on previous year | 9.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7587 % change on previous year | -9.67 % change on previous year | 8.05 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 23 Indonesia 3.01 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Uruguay 2.9 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Myanmar 2.83 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Mexico 2.6 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Zambia 2.29 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Guadeloupe 2.27 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa?
- Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in South Africa was 2.64 % 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 26.08 % change on previous year in 1963.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.87 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- South Africa ranks 26th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Computed from
- Sugar cane — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.