Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.1376 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Zambia is 0.1376 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and down 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.3614 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0352 ha per person, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 2nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3614 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3525 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3441 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.336 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3281 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3203 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.071 ha per person | -77.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0667 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0609 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0595 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0352 ha per person | -40.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1893 ha per person | +437.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1823 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2695 ha per person | +47.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2874 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2778 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2027 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2189 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2492 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.21 ha per person | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2786 ha per person | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2721 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2583 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2394 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2301 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2687 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.25 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2486 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2229 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2133 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1778 ha per person | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1473 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1343 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1117 ha per person | -16.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1376 ha per person | +23.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1376 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 649.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1376 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 506.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +437.1% | 0.0352 ha per person | 0.1893 ha per person |
| 1996 | -77.8% | 0.3203 ha per person | 0.071 ha per person |
| 2003 | +47.8% | 0.1823 ha per person | 0.2695 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.23 ha per person | 0.0595 ha per person | 0.3614 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2122 ha per person | 0.0352 ha per person | 0.2874 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2482 ha per person | 0.2133 ha per person | 0.2786 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1418 ha per person | 0.1117 ha per person | 0.1778 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Central African Republic 0.4535 ha per person compare
- 3 Belize 0.1336 ha per person compare
- 4 Mozambique 0.0654 ha per person compare
- 5 Angola 0.0487 ha per person 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 forest fires — burned area, per capita in Zambia?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Zambia was 0.1376 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3614 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0352 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.2%. 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 Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned 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
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.