Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … square kilometre Biomass in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … square kilometre Biomass was 0.167 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
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 Sri Lanka is 0.167 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2596 t per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0332 t per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places Sri Lanka 37th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … square kilometre Biomass in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0757 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0754 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0721 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0728 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0707 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0477 t per square kilometre | -32.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0518 t per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0399 t per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0384 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0394 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0456 t per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0435 t per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0332 t per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0394 t per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0549 t per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0435 t per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0705 t per square kilometre | +61.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0705 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0726 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.086 t per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0912 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0933 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1715 t per square kilometre | +83.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1545 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1926 t per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2265 t per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1987 | 0.205 t per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2267 t per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2308 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2177 t per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.22 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2596 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2461 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2444 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2378 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2575 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2544 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1841 t per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1917 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1858 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1881 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1815 t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1741 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1737 t per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1753 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1947 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1467 t per square kilometre | -24.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1338 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1423 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1539 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1264 t per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1307 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2155 t per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2161 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.179 t per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2474 t per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2017 | 0.188 t per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1653 t per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1362 t per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1516 t per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1509 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1616 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.167 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.167 t per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2185 t per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.167 t per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2849 t per square kilometre, 59% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane: Burning crop residues … square kilometre Biomass in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +83.9% | 0.0933 t per square kilometre | 0.1715 t per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +64.9% | 0.1307 t per square kilometre | 0.2155 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0605 t per square kilometre | 0.0384 t per square kilometre | 0.0757 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0513 t per square kilometre | 0.0332 t per square kilometre | 0.0726 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1678 t per square kilometre | 0.086 t per square kilometre | 0.2308 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2313 t per square kilometre | 0.1841 t per square kilometre | 0.2596 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1696 t per square kilometre | 0.1338 t per square kilometre | 0.1947 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1759 t per square kilometre | 0.1264 t per square kilometre | 0.2474 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1578 t per square kilometre | 0.1509 t per square kilometre | 0.167 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 34 Indonesia 0.1734 t per square kilometre compare
- 35 Rwanda 0.1731 t per square kilometre compare
- 36 Myanmar 0.1693 t per square kilometre compare
- 38 Bahamas 0.1642 t per square kilometre compare
- 39 Puerto Rico 0.1466 t per square kilometre compare
- 40 South Africa 0.1421 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 327.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Sri Lanka?
- Sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Sri Lanka was 0.167 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2596 t per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0332 t per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar cane — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.
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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
- Sugar cane — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
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.