Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual was 2.11 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 2.11 % change on previous year for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual in 2023.
The figure is up 176.5% on the previous year and up 1,673.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 17.35 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -19.73 % change on previous year, in 1973.
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th of 34 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 4.16 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -56.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0667 % change on previous year | -96.3% |
| 1965 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +4078.0% |
| 1966 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1967 | -7.05 % change on previous year | -395.7% |
| 1968 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -136.2% |
| 1969 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 5.18 % change on previous year | +104.0% |
| 1971 | 5.87 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1972 | 13.74 % change on previous year | +133.9% |
| 1973 | -19.73 % change on previous year | -243.6% |
| 1974 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -113.3% |
| 1975 | 2.81 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1976 | -3.04 % change on previous year | -208.1% |
| 1977 | -0.3557 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0891 % change on previous year | -125.0% |
| 1979 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -3597.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5603 % change on previous year | -118.0% |
| 1981 | 4.24 % change on previous year | +656.5% |
| 1982 | -0.9074 % change on previous year | -121.4% |
| 1983 | -0.7808 % change on previous year | -13.9% |
| 1984 | -1.95 % change on previous year | +149.7% |
| 1985 | -0.488 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0428 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 1987 | 3.7 % change on previous year | +8556.9% |
| 1988 | -1.04 % change on previous year | -128.1% |
| 1989 | -0.0644 % change on previous year | -93.8% |
| 1990 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -2283.8% |
| 1991 | 7.03 % change on previous year | +399.9% |
| 1992 | -4.87 % change on previous year | -169.3% |
| 1993 | 7.93 % change on previous year | -262.8% |
| 1994 | 6.21 % change on previous year | -21.7% |
| 1995 | -0.741 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 1996 | 7.83 % change on previous year | -1156.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2956 % change on previous year | -96.2% |
| 1998 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +712.9% |
| 1999 | -1.14 % change on previous year | -147.6% |
| 2000 | -1.22 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2001 | -3.19 % change on previous year | +161.3% |
| 2002 | -5.33 % change on previous year | +67.0% |
| 2003 | 16.91 % change on previous year | -417.4% |
| 2004 | -10.23 % change on previous year | -160.5% |
| 2005 | 14.01 % change on previous year | -236.9% |
| 2006 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -86.6% |
| 2007 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +70.2% |
| 2008 | -7.74 % change on previous year | -342.8% |
| 2009 | 17.35 % change on previous year | -324.2% |
| 2010 | -9.43 % change on previous year | -154.3% |
| 2011 | -3.49 % change on previous year | -63.0% |
| 2012 | 8.63 % change on previous year | -347.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1187 % change on previous year | -98.6% |
| 2014 | 3.67 % change on previous year | +2994.6% |
| 2015 | -9.09 % change on previous year | -347.4% |
| 2016 | 2.58 % change on previous year | -128.4% |
| 2017 | -5.66 % change on previous year | -319.5% |
| 2018 | -7.2 % change on previous year | +27.2% |
| 2019 | 13.86 % change on previous year | -292.6% |
| 2020 | 7.19 % change on previous year | -48.1% |
| 2021 | -10.02 % change on previous year | -239.4% |
| 2022 | -2.75 % change on previous year | -72.6% |
| 2023 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -176.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +8556.9% | 0.0428 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | +4078.0% | 0.0667 % change on previous year | 2.79 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | -3597.6% | 0.0891 % change on previous year | -3.12 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +2994.6% | 0.1187 % change on previous year | 3.67 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +2283.8% | -0.0644 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 % change on previous year | -7.05 % change on previous year | 4.16 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.4072 % change on previous year | -19.73 % change on previous year | 13.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3312 % change on previous year | -1.95 % change on previous year | 4.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.63 % change on previous year | -4.87 % change on previous year | 7.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.56 % change on previous year | -10.23 % change on previous year | 17.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5997 % change on previous year | -9.43 % change on previous year | 13.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.8694 % change on previous year | -10.02 % change on previous year | 7.19 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 8 Madagascar 42.19 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 40.45 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Zimbabwe 35.82 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Namibia 24.53 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Armenia 24.48 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Saudi Arabia 17.08 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Chile 15.36 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 708,280 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 216,438 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 491,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 816.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,566 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 179,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 48,410 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130,710 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 182.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 2.11 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.35 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.73 % change on previous year in 1973.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), annual rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,673.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — 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 Wheat — 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
- Wheat — 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 Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.