Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil

Brazil: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita was 0.0063 t per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0063 t per person
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
51st
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.0129 t per person
in 1979
All-time low
0.0025 t per person
in 1995
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil, 1961–2023

0.0030.0050.0070.010.013196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

In 2023, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil stood at 0.0063 t per person.

That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.0129 t per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 t per person, in 1995.

Brazil ranks 51st of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0055 t per person
1962 0.0039 t per person -29.4%
1963 0.004 t per person +3.6%
1964 0.0036 t per person -10.2%
1965 0.0037 t per person +1.6%
1966 0.0033 t per person -9.0%
1967 0.0038 t per person +12.9%
1968 0.0043 t per person +13.8%
1969 0.006 t per person +41.5%
1970 0.0079 t per person +31.4%
1971 0.0093 t per person +16.8%
1972 0.0093 t per person -0.2%
1973 0.0072 t per person -22.6%
1974 0.0094 t per person +31.2%
1975 0.0109 t per person +15.8%
1976 0.0128 t per person +17.9%
1977 0.0112 t per person -13.0%
1978 0.0097 t per person -13.0%
1979 0.0129 t per person +33.1%
1980 0.0103 t per person -20.4%
1981 0.0062 t per person -39.9%
1982 0.0089 t per person +44.0%
1983 0.0058 t per person -35.0%
1984 0.0053 t per person -9.3%
1985 0.0079 t per person +50.4%
1986 0.0113 t per person +42.6%
1987 0.0098 t per person -13.1%
1988 0.0097 t per person -1.3%
1989 0.009 t per person -7.3%
1990 0.0072 t per person -19.8%
1991 0.0054 t per person -24.9%
1992 0.0051 t per person -6.2%
1993 0.0038 t per person -25.4%
1994 0.0034 t per person -10.4%
1995 0.0025 t per person -27.4%
1996 0.0044 t per person +77.8%
1997 0.0037 t per person -16.5%
1998 0.0033 t per person -8.8%
1999 0.0029 t per person -12.6%
2000 0.0026 t per person -10.1%
2001 0.0039 t per person +49.7%
2002 0.0047 t per person +20.3%
2003 0.0057 t per person +20.2%
2004 0.0061 t per person +8.4%
2005 0.0051 t per person -16.8%
2006 0.0033 t per person -34.6%
2007 0.0039 t per person +17.6%
2008 0.005 t per person +26.3%
2009 0.0051 t per person +1.9%
2010 0.0045 t per person -11.0%
2011 0.0044 t per person -2.8%
2012 0.0039 t per person -11.3%
2013 0.0042 t per person +8.3%
2014 0.0057 t per person +34.7%
2015 0.0049 t per person -13.5%
2016 0.0043 t per person -13.1%
2017 0.0037 t per person -12.7%
2018 0.004 t per person +8.4%
2019 0.0041 t per person +0.5%
2020 0.0047 t per person +15.0%
2021 0.0053 t per person +12.7%
2022 0.006 t per person +14.6%
2023 0.0063 t per person +4.7%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 0.0063 t per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0094 t per person, 67% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 0.0063 t per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0017 t per person, 3.7× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0042 t per person 0.0033 t per person 0.006 t per person 9
1970s 0.0101 t per person 0.0072 t per person 0.0129 t per person 10
1980s 0.0084 t per person 0.0053 t per person 0.0113 t per person 10
1990s 0.0042 t per person 0.0025 t per person 0.0072 t per person 10
2000s 0.0045 t per person 0.0026 t per person 0.0061 t per person 10
2010s 0.0044 t per person 0.0037 t per person 0.0057 t per person 10
2020s 0.0056 t per person 0.0047 t per person 0.0063 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 48 Belgium 0.0072 t per person compare
  2. 49 China 0.0067 t per person compare
  3. 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0066 t per person compare
  4. 52 Georgia 0.006 t per person compare
  5. 53 Ethiopia 0.0058 t per person compare
  6. 54 Slovenia 0.0054 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil?
Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Brazil was 0.0063 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.0129 t per person in 1979.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 t per person in 1995.
How does Brazil rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita?
Brazil ranks 51st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wheat — 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.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 6,134 data points, 1961–2023
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Wheat — 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.