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

Malawi: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita was 0 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 t per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
101st
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.0001 t per person
in 1987
All-time low
0 t per person
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi is 0 t per person, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi peaked at 0.0001 t per person in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1962.

Malawi ranks 101st of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0 t per person
1962 0 t per person -2.4%
1963 0 t per person +7.3%
1964 0 t per person +77.4%
1965 0 t per person +22.0%
1966 0 t per person +17.1%
1967 0 t per person -2.4%
1968 0 t per person -2.4%
1969 0 t per person -2.4%
1970 0.0001 t per person +127.7%
1971 0 t per person -58.2%
1972 0 t per person +30.0%
1973 0 t per person -26.9%
1974 0 t per person -15.6%
1975 0 t per person +12.2%
1976 0 t per person +42.5%
1977 0 t per person -55.9%
1978 0 t per person -3.4%
1979 0 t per person +92.7%
1980 0 t per person -3.8%
1981 0 t per person +73.1%
1982 0 t per person -6.5%
1983 0.0001 t per person +188.8%
1984 0.0001 t per person -9.5%
1985 0.0001 t per person -45.3%
1986 0.0001 t per person +29.5%
1987 0.0001 t per person +59.1%
1988 0.0001 t per person -2.7%
1989 0.0001 t per person -18.7%
1990 0.0001 t per person -7.9%
1991 0.0001 t per person -31.6%
1992 0.0001 t per person -6.0%
1993 0.0001 t per person +9.6%
1994 0 t per person -41.7%
1995 0.0001 t per person +147.4%
1996 0.0001 t per person +15.0%
1997 0.0001 t per person -17.1%
1998 0.0001 t per person +7.0%
1999 0.0001 t per person -17.3%
2000 0.0001 t per person +5.9%
2001 0.0001 t per person +6.8%
2002 0.0001 t per person +6.5%
2003 0.0001 t per person -28.3%
2004 0.0001 t per person +7.8%
2005 0.0001 t per person -12.6%
2006 0.0001 t per person -18.9%
2007 0.0001 t per person +17.7%
2008 0 t per person -28.3%
2009 0 t per person +13.3%
2010 0 t per person -12.9%
2011 0 t per person -23.7%
2012 0 t per person +3.5%
2013 0 t per person -4.7%
2014 0 t per person -27.5%
2015 0 t per person -5.3%
2016 0 t per person -24.2%
2017 0 t per person -17.6%
2018 0 t per person -5.0%
2019 0 t per person +17.8%
2020 0 t per person -25.0%
2021 0 t per person +76.8%
2022 0 t per person -2.5%
2023 0 t per person -2.5%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 0 t per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 t per person, 10% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 0 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 t per person, 10% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi 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.

YearChange FromTo
1983 +188.8% 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person
1995 +147.4% 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0 t per person 9
1970s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
1980s 0.0001 t per person 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
1990s 0.0001 t per person 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
2000s 0.0001 t per person 0 t per person 0.0001 t per person 10
2010s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0 t per person 10
2020s 0 t per person 0 t per person 0 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 98 New Caledonia 0 t per person compare
  2. 99 Niger 0 t per person compare
  3. 100 Colombia 0 t per person compare
  4. 102 Madagascar 0 t per person compare
  5. 103 Chad 0 t per person compare
  6. 104 Thailand 0 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi?
Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Malawi was 0 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 1987.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1962.
How does Malawi rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita?
Malawi ranks 101st out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malawi 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
Last refreshed

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.