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

Somalia: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per was 0.0017 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0017 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
96th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0.0024 t per square kilometre
in 1989
All-time low
0 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

00.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Somalia stood at 0.0017 t per square kilometre.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Somalia peaked at 0.0024 t per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 t per square kilometre, in 1961.

Somalia ranks 96th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per square kilometre Change
1961 0 t per square kilometre
1962 0 t per square kilometre
1963 0 t per square kilometre
1964 0 t per square kilometre
1965 0 t per square kilometre
1966 0 t per square kilometre
1967 0 t per square kilometre
1968 0 t per square kilometre
1969 0 t per square kilometre
1970 0.0006 t per square kilometre
1971 0.0004 t per square kilometre -33.3%
1972 0.0005 t per square kilometre +33.3%
1973 0.0022 t per square kilometre +337.5%
1974 0.0022 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1975 0.0022 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1976 0.0022 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1977 0.0022 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1978 0.0022 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1979 0.0022 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1980 0.0022 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1981 0.0022 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1982 0.0022 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1983 0.0023 t per square kilometre +2.9%
1984 0.0023 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1985 0.0023 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1986 0.0023 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1987 0.0024 t per square kilometre +2.8%
1988 0.0024 t per square kilometre +0.0%
1989 0.0024 t per square kilometre +2.7%
1990 0.0016 t per square kilometre -34.2%
1991 0.0011 t per square kilometre -28.0%
1992 0.0015 t per square kilometre +30.1%
1993 0.0016 t per square kilometre +6.7%
1994 0.0017 t per square kilometre +8.0%
1995 0.0016 t per square kilometre -8.1%
1996 0.0016 t per square kilometre -0.2%
1997 0.0016 t per square kilometre -0.2%
1998 0.0015 t per square kilometre -2.9%
1999 0.0016 t per square kilometre +5.0%
2000 0.0017 t per square kilometre +3.1%
2001 0.0017 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2002 0.0016 t per square kilometre -1.4%
2003 0.0016 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2004 0.0017 t per square kilometre +3.0%
2005 0.002 t per square kilometre +17.4%
2006 0.0017 t per square kilometre -16.1%
2007 0.0016 t per square kilometre -1.4%
2008 0.0017 t per square kilometre +2.5%
2009 0.0016 t per square kilometre -5.7%
2010 0.0016 t per square kilometre +4.1%
2011 0.0016 t per square kilometre -0.1%
2012 0.0016 t per square kilometre -3.0%
2013 0.0016 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2014 0.0016 t per square kilometre +3.3%
2015 0.0017 t per square kilometre +1.0%
2016 0.0017 t per square kilometre +0.7%
2017 0.0017 t per square kilometre +0.4%
2018 0.0017 t per square kilometre +0.3%
2019 0.0017 t per square kilometre +0.2%
2020 0.0017 t per square kilometre +0.0%
2021 0.0017 t per square kilometre -0.5%
2022 0.0017 t per square kilometre +0.1%
2023 0.0017 t per square kilometre +0.2%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 0.0017 t per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0299 t per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 0.0017 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0088 t per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Somalia 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
1973 +337.5% 0.0005 t per square kilometre 0.0022 t per square kilometre
1990 -34.2% 0.0024 t per square kilometre 0.0016 t per square kilometre
1971 -33.3% 0.0006 t per square kilometre 0.0004 t per square kilometre
1972 +33.3% 0.0004 t per square kilometre 0.0005 t per square kilometre
1992 +30.1% 0.0011 t per square kilometre 0.0015 t per square kilometre
1991 -28.0% 0.0016 t per square kilometre 0.0011 t per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 t per square kilometre 0 t per square kilometre 0 t per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0017 t per square kilometre 0.0004 t per square kilometre 0.0022 t per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0023 t per square kilometre 0.0022 t per square kilometre 0.0024 t per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0015 t per square kilometre 0.0011 t per square kilometre 0.0017 t per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0017 t per square kilometre 0.0016 t per square kilometre 0.002 t per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0017 t per square kilometre 0.0016 t per square kilometre 0.0017 t per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0017 t per square kilometre 0.0017 t per square kilometre 0.0017 t per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 93 Oman 0.0039 t per square kilometre compare
  2. 94 Mali 0.0022 t per square kilometre compare
  3. 95 Namibia 0.0021 t per square kilometre compare
  4. 97 Colombia 0.0011 t per square kilometre compare
  5. 98 Thailand 0.001 t per square kilometre compare
  6. 99 Madagascar 0.0008 t per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Somalia?
Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Somalia was 0.0017 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 Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0024 t per square kilometre in 1989.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Somalia rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
Somalia ranks 96th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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.

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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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
Last refreshed

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.