Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Zambia
Zambia: Forest fires — Burning crop residues was 157.72 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 157.72 million t for forest fires — burning crop residues in 2024.
That represents a change of up 26.7% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues in Zambia peaked at 236.72 million t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 19.10 million t, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 2nd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burning crop residues in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 151.22 million t | — |
| 1991 | 151.22 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 151.22 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 151.22 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 151.22 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 151.22 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 34.59 million t | -77.1% |
| 1997 | 33.32 million t | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 31.25 million t | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 31.34 million t | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 19.10 million t | -39.1% |
| 2001 | 104.44 million t | +446.9% |
| 2002 | 104.43 million t | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 159.27 million t | +52.5% |
| 2004 | 175.33 million t | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 175.31 million t | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 132.32 million t | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 147.60 million t | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 174.46 million t | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 152.23 million t | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 208.81 million t | +37.2% |
| 2011 | 211.01 million t | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 206.76 million t | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 197.73 million t | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 196.31 million t | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 236.72 million t | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 226.96 million t | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 233.31 million t | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 214.97 million t | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 212.56 million t | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 182.28 million t | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 155.56 million t | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 145.25 million t | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 124.46 million t | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 157.72 million t | +26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.78 million t | 31.25 million t | 151.22 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 134.45 million t | 19.10 million t | 175.33 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 214.51 million t | 196.31 million t | 236.72 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 153.05 million t | 124.46 million t | 182.28 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Brazil 285.39 million t compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 320.10 million t compare
- 3 Central African Republic 130.32 million t compare
- 4 Mozambique 116.41 million t compare
- 5 Angola 99.51 million t compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 188.95 million t compare
More climate change data for Zambia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burning crop residues in Zambia?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues in Zambia was 157.72 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 236.72 million t in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.10 million t in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.