Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita in Zambia
Zambia: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita was 7.4 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 7.4 t per person for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2024.
The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia peaked at 19.42 t per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.91 t per person, in 2000.
That places Zambia 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.42 t per person | — |
| 1991 | 18.95 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 18.49 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 18.06 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 17.63 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 17.21 t per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 3.84 t per person | -77.7% |
| 1997 | 3.61 t per person | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 3.3 t per person | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 3.22 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.91 t per person | -40.8% |
| 2001 | 10.12 t per person | +430.6% |
| 2002 | 9.81 t per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 14.5 t per person | +47.8% |
| 2004 | 15.46 t per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 14.96 t per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 10.91 t per person | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 11.75 t per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 13.4 t per person | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 11.28 t per person | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 14.95 t per person | +32.5% |
| 2011 | 14.62 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 13.86 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 12.84 t per person | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 12.35 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 14.43 t per person | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 13.42 t per person | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 13.38 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 11.96 t per person | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 11.48 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 9.56 t per person | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 7.94 t per person | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 7.21 t per person | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 6.01 t per person | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 7.4 t per person | +23.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 7.4 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 t per person, 645.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 7.4 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0147 t per person, 503.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … 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 | +430.6% | 1.91 t per person | 10.12 t per person |
| 1996 | -77.7% | 17.21 t per person | 3.84 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.37 t per person | 3.22 t per person | 19.42 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.41 t per person | 1.91 t per person | 15.46 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.33 t per person | 11.48 t per person | 14.95 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.62 t per person | 6.01 t per person | 9.56 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Central African Republic 24.45 t per person compare
- 3 Belize 7.23 t per person compare
- 4 Mozambique 3.36 t per person compare
- 5 Angola 2.63 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia was 7.4 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.42 t per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 t per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.