Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita was 0.0031 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.0031 t per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0187 t per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 t per person, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 63rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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), per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0125 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0121 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0144 t per person | +18.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0128 t per person | -11.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0113 t per person | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0121 t per person | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0137 t per person | +13.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0184 t per person | +34.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0187 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0154 t per person | -17.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0137 t per person | -11.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0147 t per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0145 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0089 t per person | -38.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0075 t per person | -16.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0133 t per person | +78.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0123 t per person | -7.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0117 t per person | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0112 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.011 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0104 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 t per person | -12.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0089 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0085 t per person | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0089 t per person | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0113 t per person | +27.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0101 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0062 t per person | -39.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0046 t per person | -25.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0046 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 t per person | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 t per person | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0049 t per person | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 t per person | +15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0054 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0059 t per person | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 t per person | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 t per person | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0054 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 t per person | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 t per person | -15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 t per person | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 t per person | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.004 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.005 t per person | +26.0% |
| 2010 | 0.005 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0048 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.005 t per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0044 t per person | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 t per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 t per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 t per person | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 t per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 t per person | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 t per person | -7.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.0031 t per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0127 t per person, 25% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.0031 t per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0019 t per person, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +78.3% | 0.0075 t per person | 0.0133 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.014 t per person | 0.0113 t per person | 0.0187 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0123 t per person | 0.0075 t per person | 0.0154 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0089 t per person | 0.0046 t per person | 0.0113 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.005 t per person | 0.0043 t per person | 0.0059 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 0.0054 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0042 t per person | 0.0034 t per person | 0.005 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 0.0036 t per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More climate change data for New Zealand
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 113.13 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 46,323 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,983 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 45.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,226 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 694.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 691.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in New Zealand?
- Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in New Zealand was 0.0031 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0187 t per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 t per person in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 63rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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How this figure is calculated
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
Computed from
- Wheat — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
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.