Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Zambia

Zambia: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 26.3%
World rank
82nd
of 162 countries
All-time high
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0 kt per square kilometre
in 2002
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Zambia, 1961–2023

0000196119922023

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.0002 kt per square kilometre for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Zambia peaked at 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2002.

Zambia ranks 82nd of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0001 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1963 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
1964 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1965 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
1966 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1967 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
1968 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1969 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1970 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1971 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +11.9%
1972 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
1973 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -2.0%
1974 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +13.9%
1975 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -8.4%
1976 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +7.8%
1977 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -13.6%
1978 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -14.5%
1979 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -35.3%
1980 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +6.9%
1981 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -10.7%
1982 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -7.7%
1983 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +19.9%
1984 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -7.0%
1985 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +14.9%
1986 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +0.9%
1987 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.7%
1988 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +18.5%
1989 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +40.5%
1990 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -24.8%
1991 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -15.5%
1992 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
1993 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -4.3%
1994 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +6.4%
1995 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -22.9%
1996 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +29.3%
1997 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -3.5%
1998 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -20.8%
1999 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +17.2%
2000 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -2.0%
2001 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -0.7%
2002 0 kt per square kilometre -36.0%
2003 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +80.3%
2004 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -5.9%
2005 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -24.6%
2006 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +31.3%
2007 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -5.3%
2008 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -7.9%
2009 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +69.3%
2010 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +17.9%
2011 0.0001 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
2012 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -2.3%
2013 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -6.2%
2014 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +19.1%
2015 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -27.8%
2016 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +32.2%
2017 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +23.5%
2018 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -23.4%
2019 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -21.6%
2020 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +55.0%
2021 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +6.3%
2022 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -20.0%
2023 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +26.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 79 Spain 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 80 Luxembourg 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 81 Kazakhstan 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 83 Egypt 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 84 Iraq 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 85 Panama 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Zambia?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in Zambia was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2002.
How does Zambia rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
Zambia ranks 82nd out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
163 places, 9,200 data points, 1961–2023
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Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.