Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Zambia
Zambia: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 167.42 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia is 167.42 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia peaked at 318.43 t per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.69 t per square kilometre, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 2nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 203.42 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 203.42 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 203.42 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 203.42 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 203.42 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 203.42 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.52 t per square kilometre | -77.1% |
| 1997 | 44.82 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 42.03 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 42.16 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 25.69 t per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2001 | 140.49 t per square kilometre | +446.9% |
| 2002 | 140.48 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 214.24 t per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2004 | 235.85 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 235.83 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 177.99 t per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 198.55 t per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 234.68 t per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 204.78 t per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 280.89 t per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2011 | 283.85 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 278.14 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 265.98 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 264.08 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 318.43 t per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 305.3 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 313.85 t per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 289.18 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 285.93 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 245.2 t per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 209.26 t per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 195.38 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 167.42 t per square kilometre | -14.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 167.42 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1 t per square kilometre, 166.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 167.42 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08 t per square kilometre, 154.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square 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 | +446.9% | 25.69 t per square kilometre | 140.49 t per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -77.1% | 203.42 t per square kilometre | 46.52 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 139.61 t per square kilometre | 42.03 t per square kilometre | 203.42 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 180.86 t per square kilometre | 25.69 t per square kilometre | 235.85 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 288.56 t per square kilometre | 264.08 t per square kilometre | 318.43 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 204.32 t per square kilometre | 167.42 t per square kilometre | 245.2 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Central African Republic 210.36 t per square kilometre compare
- 3 Mozambique 149.7 t per square kilometre compare
- 4 Myanmar 123.27 t per square kilometre compare
- 5 Cambodia 94.24 t per square kilometre 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 167.42 t per square kilometre in 2023, 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 318.43 t per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.69 t per square kilometre 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 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.