Sugar cane: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … capita Biomass in South Africa
South Africa: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … capita Biomass was 0.0027 t per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in South Africa stood at 0.0027 t per person.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in South Africa peaked at 0.0064 t per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 t per person, in 2021.
That places South Africa 28th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar cane: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … capita Biomass in South Africa, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0037 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0044 t per person | +22.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0047 t per person | +6.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0052 t per person | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0057 t per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 t per person | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0056 t per person | -11.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0056 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0048 t per person | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.005 t per person | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0047 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.005 t per person | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0052 t per person | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0049 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.005 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0047 t per person | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0055 t per person | +17.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0055 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0046 t per person | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0052 t per person | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0049 t per person | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.005 t per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0047 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0042 t per person | -9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0042 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 t per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.004 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.004 t per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 t per person | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 t per person | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 t per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 t per person | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0042 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.004 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.004 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 t per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 t per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 t per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.003 t per person | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 t per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0029 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 t per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.003 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 t per person | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 t per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 t per person | +1.3% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0027 t per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 t per person, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0027 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 t per person, 5.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.005 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0064 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 t per person | 0.0047 t per person | 0.0052 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 t per person | 0.0042 t per person | 0.0055 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 0.0044 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 t per person | 0.0035 t per person | 0.0045 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0028 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 0.0027 t per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
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), per in South Africa?
- Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in South Africa was 0.0027 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0064 t per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 t per person in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
- South Africa ranks 28th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sugar cane — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.