Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Zambia
Zambia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0.1249 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Zambia is 0.1249 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.7% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.3259 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0343 ha per person, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 3rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3259 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3179 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3103 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.303 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2959 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2888 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0674 ha per person | -76.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0629 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0559 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 0.056 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0343 ha per person | -38.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1554 ha per person | +353.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1673 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2474 ha per person | +47.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2646 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2595 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1876 ha per person | -27.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1931 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2261 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1894 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2455 ha per person | +29.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2442 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2284 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2094 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2037 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2409 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2213 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.229 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.196 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1975 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1624 ha per person | -17.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1381 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1178 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1017 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1249 ha per person | +22.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1249 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per person, 164853.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1249 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 1994.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area 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 | +353.0% | 0.0343 ha per person | 0.1554 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2084 ha per person | 0.0559 ha per person | 0.3259 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1925 ha per person | 0.0343 ha per person | 0.2646 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2216 ha per person | 0.196 ha per person | 0.2455 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.129 ha per person | 0.1017 ha per person | 0.1624 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 humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Zambia?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in Zambia was 0.1249 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3259 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0343 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.