Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Tunisia
Tunisia: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per was 0.8471 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Tunisia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Tunisia stood at 0.8471 t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.2% on the previous year and down 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Tunisia peaked at 3.22 t per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7433 t per square kilometre, in 1988.
Tunisia ranks 40th 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 in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.19 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.06 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 2.57 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 2.32 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 2.57 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 2.06 t per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1967 | 1.93 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 1.93 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.8 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1970 | 2.32 t per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1971 | 2.19 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 2.45 t per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 2.45 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.45 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.45 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.57 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 2.45 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 2.44 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 2.64 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 2.2 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 2.02 t per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 1.84 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 2.39 t per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1984 | 2.32 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 2.66 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 1.39 t per square kilometre | -47.7% |
| 1987 | 2.5 t per square kilometre | +79.8% |
| 1988 | 0.7433 t per square kilometre | -70.3% |
| 1989 | 1.43 t per square kilometre | +92.9% |
| 1990 | 2.27 t per square kilometre | +58.3% |
| 1991 | 2.7 t per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1992 | 2.39 t per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1993 | 2.65 t per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | -54.4% |
| 1995 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 3.22 t per square kilometre | +200.8% |
| 1997 | 2.06 t per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1998 | 2.45 t per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 2.52 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.85 t per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 1.44 t per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7685 t per square kilometre | -46.6% |
| 2003 | 2.39 t per square kilometre | +210.4% |
| 2004 | 2.67 t per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2005 | 2.48 t per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 2.15 t per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 1.98 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.38 t per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 2.02 t per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 2010 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2011 | 1.99 t per square kilometre | +77.8% |
| 2012 | 1.94 t per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.72 t per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 1.86 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.68 t per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 1.31 t per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2017 | 1.74 t per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 1.6 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 1.66 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.56 t per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.49 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8471 t per square kilometre | -43.2% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.8471 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1402 t per square kilometre, 6.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.8471 t per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3023 t per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +210.4% | 0.7685 t per square kilometre | 2.39 t per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +200.8% | 1.07 t per square kilometre | 3.22 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.16 t per square kilometre | 1.8 t per square kilometre | 2.57 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.44 t per square kilometre | 2.19 t per square kilometre | 2.64 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 t per square kilometre | 0.7433 t per square kilometre | 2.66 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.25 t per square kilometre | 1.07 t per square kilometre | 3.22 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 t per square kilometre | 0.7685 t per square kilometre | 2.67 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.66 t per square kilometre | 1.12 t per square kilometre | 1.99 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 t per square kilometre | 0.8471 t per square kilometre | 1.57 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 37 Bangladesh 0.975 t per square kilometre compare
- 38 Palestine 0.9386 t per square kilometre compare
- 39 Switzerland 0.8814 t per square kilometre compare
- 41 Albania 0.8412 t per square kilometre compare
- 42 Argentina 0.8022 t per square kilometre compare
- 43 Tajikistan 0.7926 t per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Tunisia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 241.72 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,319 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,505 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 125.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Tunisia?
- Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per in Tunisia was 0.8471 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.22 t per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7433 t per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Tunisia rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
- Tunisia ranks 40th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
Computed from
- Wheat — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.