Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0007 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia is 0.0007 kt per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0024 kt per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kt per person, in 2000.
That places Zambia 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0024 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0024 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 kt per person | -56.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 kt per person | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 kt per person | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 kt per person | -40.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 kt per person | +161.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 kt per person | +47.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 kt per person | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 kt per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0013 kt per person | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 kt per person | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 kt per person | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 kt per person | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 kt per person | +32.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 kt per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 kt per person | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0015 kt per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 kt per person | +16.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 kt per person | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 kt per person | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 kt per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 kt per person | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.001 kt per person | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 kt per person | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 kt per person | -16.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0007 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 861.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0007 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 585.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), 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 | +161.7% | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0012 kt per person |
| 1996 | -56.3% | 0.0021 kt per person | 0.0009 kt per person |
| 2003 | +47.8% | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0017 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0017 kt per person | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0024 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0019 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 kt per person | 0.0014 kt per person | 0.0018 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person | 0.0011 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Central African Republic 0.0031 kt per person compare
- 2 Laos 0.0007 kt per person compare
- 4 Mozambique 0.0004 kt per person compare
- 5 Canada 0.0003 kt per person compare
- 6 Angola 0.0003 kt 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 — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia was 0.0007 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 kt per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 3rd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.