Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … square kilometre Biomass in Portugal

Portugal: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … square kilometre Biomass was 0.0004 t per square kilometre in 2017. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2017)
0.0004 t per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
82nd
of 93 countries
All-time high
0.0092 t per square kilometre
in 1962
All-time low
0.0003 t per square kilometre
in 1989
Years of data
57
1961–2017

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Portugal, 1961–2017

00.0020.0040.0060.0080.01196119892017

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Portugal is 0.0004 t per square kilometre, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Portugal peaked at 0.0092 t per square kilometre in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 t per square kilometre, in 1989.

That places Portugal 82nd out of 93 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 … square kilometre Biomass in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre in Portugal, 1961 to 2017.
Year t per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0046 t per square kilometre —
1962 0.0092 t per square kilometre +100.0%
1963 0.0085 t per square kilometre -7.7%
1964 0.0085 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1965 0.0085 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1966 0.0092 t per square kilometre +7.5%
1967 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1968 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1969 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1970 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1971 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1972 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1973 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1974 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1975 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1976 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1977 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1978 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1979 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1980 0.0092 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1981 0.0057 t per square kilometre -38.0%
1982 0.0043 t per square kilometre -25.0%
1983 0.0028 t per square kilometre -33.3%
1984 0.0023 t per square kilometre -17.5%
1985 0.0021 t per square kilometre -9.1%
1986 0.0018 t per square kilometre -13.3%
1987 0.0009 t per square kilometre -53.8%
1988 0.0006 t per square kilometre -25.0%
1989 0.0003 t per square kilometre -45.6%
1990 0.0004 t per square kilometre +2.0%
1991 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1998 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1999 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2000 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2001 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2003 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2005 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0004 t per square kilometre +20.0%
2007 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2008 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0004 t per square kilometre -0.1%
2010 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2011 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2012 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0004 t per square kilometre +3.3%
2014 0.0004 t per square kilometre -0.0%
2015 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2017 0.0004 t per square kilometre +0.0%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.0004 t per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0279 t per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0085 t per square kilometre 0.0046 t per square kilometre 0.0092 t per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0092 t per square kilometre 0.0092 t per square kilometre 0.0092 t per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.003 t per square kilometre 0.0003 t per square kilometre 0.0092 t per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0004 t per square kilometre 0.0004 t per square kilometre 0.0004 t per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0004 t per square kilometre 0.0004 t per square kilometre 0.0004 t per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0004 t per square kilometre 0.0004 t per square kilometre 0.0004 t per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 79 Chad 0.0022 t per square kilometre compare
  2. 80 Afghanistan 0.002 t per square kilometre compare
  3. 81 Oman 0.0005 t per square kilometre compare
  4. 83 Samoa 0.0002 t per square kilometre compare
  5. 84 Bhutan 0.0001 t per square kilometre compare
  6. 85 Djibouti 0 t per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 95 places →

More climate change data for Portugal

All data for Portugal →

Frequently asked questions

What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Portugal?
Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Portugal was 0.0004 t per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.0092 t per square kilometre in 1962.
What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 t per square kilometre in 1989.
How does Portugal rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
Portugal ranks 82nd out of 93 countries with data for 2017.
Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 57 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Portugal. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/sugar-cane-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-per-square-kilometre/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/sugar-cane-burning-crop-residues-biomass-burned-dry-matter-per-square-kilometre/portugal/">Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Portugal</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

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

Indicator
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
95 places, 5,533 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.