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

Zimbabwe: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate was 6.75 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
6.75 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 2,838.1%
World rank
15th
of 116 countries
All-time high
254.3 % change on previous year
in 1994
All-time low
-55.56 % change on previous year
in 1992
Years of data
62
1962–2023

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

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

Analysis

In 2023, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe stood at 6.75 % change on previous year.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,838.1% on the previous year and up 152.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe peaked at 254.3 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -55.56 % change on previous year, in 1992.

Zimbabwe ranks 15th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate in Zimbabwe, 1962 to 2023.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 63.68 % change on previous year —
1963 72.15 % change on previous year +13.3%
1964 13.79 % change on previous year -80.9%
1965 13.62 % change on previous year -1.3%
1966 61.8 % change on previous year +353.9%
1967 -39.73 % change on previous year -164.3%
1968 -3.7 % change on previous year -90.7%
1969 23.08 % change on previous year -723.1%
1970 21.88 % change on previous year -5.2%
1971 -16.34 % change on previous year -174.7%
1972 19.44 % change on previous year -219.0%
1973 12.3 % change on previous year -36.7%
1974 -3.17 % change on previous year -125.7%
1975 7.45 % change on previous year -335.3%
1976 11.24 % change on previous year +50.8%
1977 4.31 % change on previous year -61.7%
1978 -6.59 % change on previous year -253.1%
1979 -0.644 % change on previous year -90.2%
1980 -0.0119 % change on previous year -98.1%
1981 39.29 % change on previous year -329617.2%
1982 -7.61 % change on previous year -119.4%
1983 4.71 % change on previous year -161.9%
1984 0.0456 % change on previous year -99.0%
1985 -4.25 % change on previous year -9408.0%
1986 4.29 % change on previous year -200.9%
1987 -5.03 % change on previous year -217.5%
1988 1.64 % change on previous year -132.6%
1989 5.8 % change on previous year +253.3%
1990 -3.92 % change on previous year -167.6%
1991 -2.7 % change on previous year -31.2%
1992 -55.56 % change on previous year +1961.0%
1993 -35.71 % change on previous year -35.7%
1994 254.3 % change on previous year -812.0%
1995 9.15 % change on previous year -96.4%
1996 9.77 % change on previous year +6.8%
1997 12.54 % change on previous year +28.3%
1998 16.28 % change on previous year +29.8%
1999 -14 % change on previous year -186.0%
2000 2.33 % change on previous year -116.6%
2001 -6.91 % change on previous year -397.3%
2002 -5.29 % change on previous year -23.5%
2003 16.01 % change on previous year -402.5%
2004 -2.22 % change on previous year -113.9%
2005 1.79 % change on previous year -180.6%
2006 -2.92 % change on previous year -263.1%
2007 -18.17 % change on previous year +522.1%
2008 -0.7307 % change on previous year -96.0%
2009 2.42 % change on previous year -430.9%
2010 12.41 % change on previous year +413.2%
2011 5.32 % change on previous year -57.1%
2012 24.89 % change on previous year +367.4%
2013 -12.87 % change on previous year -151.7%
2014 -7.48 % change on previous year -41.9%
2015 -0.0628 % change on previous year -99.2%
2016 0.9421 % change on previous year -1600.4%
2017 61.84 % change on previous year +6463.8%
2018 -2.44 % change on previous year -104.0%
2019 2.54 % change on previous year -203.8%
2020 5.35 % change on previous year +110.9%
2021 0.4365 % change on previous year -91.8%
2022 0.2296 % change on previous year -47.4%
2023 6.75 % change on previous year +2838.1%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 6.75 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3953 % change on previous year, 17.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 6.75 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4739 % change on previous year, 14.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … Biomass annual growth rate in Zimbabwe 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
1981 +329617.2% -0.0119 % change on previous year 39.29 % change on previous year
1985 -9408.0% 0.0456 % change on previous year -4.25 % change on previous year
2017 +6463.8% 0.9421 % change on previous year 61.84 % change on previous year
2023 +2838.1% 0.2296 % change on previous year 6.75 % change on previous year
1992 -1961.0% -2.7 % change on previous year -55.56 % change on previous year
2016 +1600.4% -0.0628 % change on previous year 0.9421 % change on previous year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.59 % change on previous year -39.73 % change on previous year 72.15 % change on previous year 8
1970s 4.99 % change on previous year -16.34 % change on previous year 21.88 % change on previous year 10
1980s 3.89 % change on previous year -7.61 % change on previous year 39.29 % change on previous year 10
1990s 19.02 % change on previous year -55.56 % change on previous year 254.3 % change on previous year 10
2000s -1.37 % change on previous year -18.17 % change on previous year 16.01 % change on previous year 10
2010s 8.51 % change on previous year -12.87 % change on previous year 61.84 % change on previous year 10
2020s 3.19 % change on previous year 0.2296 % change on previous year 6.75 % change on previous year 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 12 Argentina 8.75 % change on previous year compare
  2. 13 Mali 8.66 % change on previous year compare
  3. 14 Benin 7.37 % change on previous year compare
  4. 16 Peru 4.6 % change on previous year compare
  5. 17 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.55 % change on previous year compare
  6. 18 Papua New Guinea 3.7 % change on previous year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zimbabwe was 6.75 % 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 254.3 % change on previous year in 1994.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was -55.56 % change on previous year in 1992.
How does Zimbabwe rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Zimbabwe ranks 15th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 152.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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.