Humid tropical forest: Burning crop residues … Burning square in Zambia
Zambia: Humid tropical forest: Burning crop residues … Burning square was 153.43 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 153.43 t per square kilometre for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) in Zambia peaked at 290.63 t per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25 t per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Zambia 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Humid tropical forest: Burning crop residues … Burning square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 184.67 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 184.67 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 184.67 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 184.67 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 184.67 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 184.67 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.17 t per square kilometre | -76.1% |
| 1997 | 42.32 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 38.58 t per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 39.72 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 25 t per square kilometre | -37.0% |
| 2001 | 116.75 t per square kilometre | +366.9% |
| 2002 | 129.66 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 197.77 t per square kilometre | +52.5% |
| 2004 | 218.32 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 221.33 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 165.63 t per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2007 | 176.58 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 214.27 t per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2009 | 185.91 t per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 249.5 t per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 256.62 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 247.86 t per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 234.68 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 235.63 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 287.53 t per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 272.37 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 290.63 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 256.39 t per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 266.04 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 225.29 t per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 196.96 t per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 172.81 t per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 153.43 t per square kilometre | -11.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 153.43 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3221 t per square kilometre, 476.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest: Burning crop residues … Burning 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 | +366.9% | 25 t per square kilometre | 116.75 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127.28 t per square kilometre | 38.58 t per square kilometre | 184.67 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 165.12 t per square kilometre | 25 t per square kilometre | 221.33 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 259.72 t per square kilometre | 234.68 t per square kilometre | 290.63 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 187.12 t per square kilometre | 153.43 t per square kilometre | 225.29 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) in Zambia?
- Humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) in Zambia was 153.43 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 290.63 t per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 t per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry)?
- Zambia ranks 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.