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

Morocco: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per was 2.18 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.18 t per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
19th
of 110 countries
All-time high
3.03 t per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
1.31 t per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

0123196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 2.18 t per square kilometre for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Morocco peaked at 3.03 t per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.31 t per square kilometre, in 1962.

That places Morocco 19th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre in Morocco, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per square kilometre Change
1961 1.42 t per square kilometre
1962 1.31 t per square kilometre -8.2%
1963 1.48 t per square kilometre +13.0%
1964 1.37 t per square kilometre -7.3%
1965 1.49 t per square kilometre +8.5%
1966 1.69 t per square kilometre +13.6%
1967 1.82 t per square kilometre +8.0%
1968 1.73 t per square kilometre -5.2%
1969 1.76 t per square kilometre +1.5%
1970 1.7 t per square kilometre -3.4%
1971 1.8 t per square kilometre +6.0%
1972 1.79 t per square kilometre -0.4%
1973 1.83 t per square kilometre +2.1%
1974 1.72 t per square kilometre -6.0%
1975 1.52 t per square kilometre -11.8%
1976 1.72 t per square kilometre +13.6%
1977 1.82 t per square kilometre +5.6%
1978 1.57 t per square kilometre -13.6%
1979 1.48 t per square kilometre -5.5%
1980 1.54 t per square kilometre +3.5%
1981 1.48 t per square kilometre -3.9%
1982 1.51 t per square kilometre +2.4%
1983 1.77 t per square kilometre +17.2%
1984 1.66 t per square kilometre -6.1%
1985 1.7 t per square kilometre +2.1%
1986 1.99 t per square kilometre +17.4%
1987 2.05 t per square kilometre +3.0%
1988 2.08 t per square kilometre +1.2%
1989 2.36 t per square kilometre +13.5%
1990 2.44 t per square kilometre +3.4%
1991 2.37 t per square kilometre -2.9%
1992 2 t per square kilometre -15.6%
1993 2.07 t per square kilometre +3.7%
1994 2.73 t per square kilometre +32.0%
1995 1.76 t per square kilometre -35.5%
1996 2.88 t per square kilometre +63.2%
1997 2.23 t per square kilometre -22.4%
1998 2.77 t per square kilometre +23.8%
1999 2.41 t per square kilometre -12.8%
2000 2.6 t per square kilometre +7.8%
2001 2.42 t per square kilometre -6.9%
2002 2.35 t per square kilometre -2.8%
2003 2.68 t per square kilometre +13.8%
2004 2.75 t per square kilometre +2.5%
2005 2.66 t per square kilometre -3.2%
2006 2.78 t per square kilometre +4.8%
2007 2.31 t per square kilometre -17.2%
2008 2.56 t per square kilometre +11.1%
2009 2.67 t per square kilometre +4.2%
2010 2.56 t per square kilometre -4.2%
2011 2.77 t per square kilometre +8.3%
2012 2.82 t per square kilometre +1.7%
2013 2.87 t per square kilometre +2.0%
2014 2.68 t per square kilometre -6.8%
2015 2.93 t per square kilometre +9.6%
2016 2.16 t per square kilometre -26.3%
2017 3.03 t per square kilometre +40.2%
2018 2.55 t per square kilometre -16.0%
2019 2.25 t per square kilometre -11.8%
2020 2.55 t per square kilometre +13.5%
2021 2.57 t per square kilometre +0.7%
2022 2.18 t per square kilometre -14.9%
2023 2.18 t per square kilometre -0.1%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 2.18 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1402 t per square kilometre, 15.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 2.18 t per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3023 t per square kilometre, 7.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.56 t per square kilometre 1.31 t per square kilometre 1.82 t per square kilometre 9
1970s 1.69 t per square kilometre 1.48 t per square kilometre 1.83 t per square kilometre 10
1980s 1.81 t per square kilometre 1.48 t per square kilometre 2.36 t per square kilometre 10
1990s 2.37 t per square kilometre 1.76 t per square kilometre 2.88 t per square kilometre 10
2000s 2.58 t per square kilometre 2.31 t per square kilometre 2.78 t per square kilometre 10
2010s 2.66 t per square kilometre 2.16 t per square kilometre 3.03 t per square kilometre 10
2020s 2.37 t per square kilometre 2.18 t per square kilometre 2.57 t per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 16 Belgium 2.79 t per square kilometre compare
  2. 17 Azerbaijan 2.63 t per square kilometre compare
  3. 18 Italy 2.53 t per square kilometre compare
  4. 20 Nepal 1.95 t per square kilometre compare
  5. 21 Kazakhstan 1.95 t per square kilometre compare
  6. 22 Luxembourg 1.94 t per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Morocco?
Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Morocco was 2.18 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 3.03 t per square kilometre in 2017.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 1.31 t per square kilometre in 1962.
How does Morocco rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
Morocco ranks 19th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wheat — 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.

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Indicator
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.