Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita was 0.0021 1000 ha per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0021 1000 ha per person for carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0061 1000 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 1000 ha per person, in 2025.
That places Zambia 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0021 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 10.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0021 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, 7.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0055 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Zambia?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita in Zambia was 0.0021 1000 ha per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0061 1000 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 1000 ha per person in 2025.
- How does Zambia rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 23rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area 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
Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.