Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Western Africa
Western Africa: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate was 0.3471 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Western Africa, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Western Africa is 0.3471 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 205.9% on the previous year and down 93.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Western Africa peaked at 27.13 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -16.42 % change on previous year, in 1970.
That places Western Africa 18th out of 30 groups 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 7.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 19.28 % change on previous year | +173.7% |
| 1964 | 13.18 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 1965 | 20.67 % change on previous year | +56.8% |
| 1966 | 5.13 % change on previous year | -75.2% |
| 1967 | 14.58 % change on previous year | +184.3% |
| 1968 | 0.7976 % change on previous year | -94.5% |
| 1969 | 12.68 % change on previous year | +1490.4% |
| 1970 | -16.42 % change on previous year | -229.4% |
| 1971 | 4.84 % change on previous year | -129.5% |
| 1972 | 9 % change on previous year | +86.0% |
| 1973 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 1974 | 9.57 % change on previous year | +335.1% |
| 1975 | 27.13 % change on previous year | +183.4% |
| 1976 | 14.8 % change on previous year | -45.5% |
| 1977 | 8.95 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 1978 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -45.6% |
| 1979 | 15.02 % change on previous year | +208.4% |
| 1980 | 17.02 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1981 | 14.67 % change on previous year | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0926 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 1983 | 1.88 % change on previous year | +1933.0% |
| 1984 | 5.83 % change on previous year | +209.9% |
| 1985 | -12.27 % change on previous year | -310.4% |
| 1986 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -135.7% |
| 1987 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -41.1% |
| 1988 | 7.44 % change on previous year | +188.3% |
| 1989 | -5.16 % change on previous year | -169.4% |
| 1990 | -0.9808 % change on previous year | -81.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5073 % change on previous year | -151.7% |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7079 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | -5.97 % change on previous year | -943.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7397 % change on previous year | -112.4% |
| 1996 | 7.38 % change on previous year | +897.2% |
| 1997 | 4 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 1998 | -0.4581 % change on previous year | -111.5% |
| 1999 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -948.7% |
| 2000 | 3.46 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2001 | -0.4337 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 2002 | 15.06 % change on previous year | -3573.3% |
| 2003 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -112.3% |
| 2004 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -262.5% |
| 2005 | 0.538 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 2006 | 3.05 % change on previous year | +466.3% |
| 2007 | 15.46 % change on previous year | +407.4% |
| 2008 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -74.0% |
| 2009 | -0.2384 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 2010 | -13.53 % change on previous year | +5577.0% |
| 2011 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
| 2012 | 10.95 % change on previous year | +738.7% |
| 2013 | 5.7 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 2014 | 8.03 % change on previous year | +41.0% |
| 2015 | 4.03 % change on previous year | -49.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6652 % change on previous year | -83.5% |
| 2017 | 1.12 % change on previous year | +69.0% |
| 2018 | 4.3 % change on previous year | +282.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5335 % change on previous year | -87.6% |
| 2020 | -0.2825 % change on previous year | -153.0% |
| 2021 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -898.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1135 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3471 % change on previous year | +205.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -5577.0% | -0.2384 % change on previous year | -13.53 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +3573.3% | -0.4337 % change on previous year | 15.06 % change on previous year |
| 1983 | +1933.0% | 0.0926 % change on previous year | 1.88 % change on previous year |
| 1969 | +1490.4% | 0.7976 % change on previous year | 12.68 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.67 % change on previous year | 0.7976 % change on previous year | 20.67 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 8 % change on previous year | -16.42 % change on previous year | 27.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.65 % change on previous year | -12.27 % change on previous year | 17.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.981 % change on previous year | -5.97 % change on previous year | 7.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.21 % change on previous year | -1.85 % change on previous year | 15.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.31 % change on previous year | -13.53 % change on previous year | 10.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6083 % change on previous year | -0.2825 % change on previous year | 2.26 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 15 Zimbabwe 6.75 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Peru 4.6 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.55 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Papua New Guinea 3.7 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Burundi 3.6 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.52 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Sri Lanka 3.38 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Western Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.21 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 227,102 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 79,704 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 147,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 300.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5,264 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 41,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,712 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 55.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Western Africa?
- Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Western Africa was 0.3471 % 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 27.13 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.42 % change on previous year in 1970.
- How does Western Africa rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Western Africa ranks 18th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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.