Drained organic soils — Area in Zambia
Zambia: Drained organic soils — Area was 352,401 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Drained organic soils — Area in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 352,401 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Zambia peaked at 352,401 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 348,503 ha, in 1997.
Zambia ranks 17th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Drained organic soils — Area in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 349,726 ha | — |
| 1991 | 349,726 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 349,726 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 349,722 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 349,718 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 349,681 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 348,889 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 348,503 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 348,528 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 349,224 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 351,408 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 351,737 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 352,137 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 352,054 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 352,059 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 351,646 ha | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 351,120 ha | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 350,875 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 350,979 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 350,449 ha | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 350,658 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 350,611 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 350,571 ha | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 350,433 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 350,115 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 350,115 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 349,491 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 349,258 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 349,394 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 351,264 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 351,520 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 351,431 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 352,401 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 352,401 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 352,401 ha | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 352,401 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.74 ha, 5529.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 349,344 ha | 348,503 ha | 349,726 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 351,446 ha | 350,449 ha | 352,137 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 350,191 ha | 349,258 ha | 351,264 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 352,031 ha | 351,431 ha | 352,401 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 14 Papua New Guinea 457,496 ha compare
- 15 Sweden 364,850 ha compare
- 16 Bangladesh 353,955 ha compare
- 18 Lithuania 349,418 ha compare
- 19 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 300,190 ha compare
- 20 Myanmar 296,891 ha compare
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 drained organic soils — area in Zambia?
- Drained organic soils — area in Zambia was 352,401 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 352,401 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 348,503 ha in 1997.
- How does Zambia rank for drained organic soils — area?
- Zambia ranks 17th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.