Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.1684 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.1684 ha per person for grassland — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.4847 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 ha per person, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 11th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4686 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4571 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4462 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4357 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4254 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4153 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.032 ha per person | -92.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0311 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0307 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0293 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0283 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3031 ha per person | +970.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4065 ha per person | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 0.463 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4847 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4799 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3734 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 2007 | 0.411 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3642 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3068 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3193 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.319 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3254 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.301 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2885 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.279 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2708 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2079 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1941 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2038 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1753 ha per person | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2021 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1985 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1958 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1684 ha per person | -14.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1684 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 ha per person, 70.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1684 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 4.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, 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 | +970.2% | 0.0283 ha per person | 0.3031 ha per person |
| 1996 | -92.3% | 0.4153 ha per person | 0.032 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2772 ha per person | 0.0293 ha per person | 0.4686 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3621 ha per person | 0.0283 ha per person | 0.4847 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2709 ha per person | 0.1941 ha per person | 0.3254 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.188 ha per person | 0.1684 ha per person | 0.2021 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Zambia?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Zambia was 0.1684 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4847 ha per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 11th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area 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
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.