Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0004 kt per square kilometre for forest fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre 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 — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt 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 — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +85.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +37.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -14.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0004 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 166.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0004 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 154.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 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 | +85.0% | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Central African Republic 0.0005 kt per square kilometre compare
- 3 Mozambique 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
- 4 Myanmar 0.0003 kt per square kilometre compare
- 5 Cambodia 0.0002 kt 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 — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Forest fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 kt per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for forest fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre 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 — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) 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 — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions 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 — Emissions (CH4) 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.