Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia
Zambia: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 27.15 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia stood at 27.15 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of up 230.0% on the previous year and up 480.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia peaked at 84.96 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -37.67 % change on previous year, in 2002.
That places Zambia 10th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.67 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 2.6 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 1966 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +97.5% |
| 1967 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 1968 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +97.6% |
| 1969 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 3.45 % change on previous year | +46.6% |
| 1971 | 11.93 % change on previous year | +245.8% |
| 1972 | -0.7277 % change on previous year | -106.1% |
| 1973 | -2 % change on previous year | +174.9% |
| 1974 | 13.88 % change on previous year | -793.9% |
| 1975 | -8.6 % change on previous year | -162.0% |
| 1976 | 7.84 % change on previous year | -191.2% |
| 1977 | -13.64 % change on previous year | -273.9% |
| 1978 | -14.74 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1979 | -35.8 % change on previous year | +142.9% |
| 1980 | 6.81 % change on previous year | -119.0% |
| 1981 | -11.1 % change on previous year | -262.9% |
| 1982 | -7.96 % change on previous year | -28.3% |
| 1983 | 20.29 % change on previous year | -355.0% |
| 1984 | -7.35 % change on previous year | -136.2% |
| 1985 | 14.88 % change on previous year | -302.3% |
| 1986 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1987 | 3.58 % change on previous year | +213.1% |
| 1988 | 18.63 % change on previous year | +421.1% |
| 1989 | 41.14 % change on previous year | +120.8% |
| 1990 | -25.21 % change on previous year | -161.3% |
| 1991 | -16.23 % change on previous year | -35.6% |
| 1992 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -121.1% |
| 1993 | -4.23 % change on previous year | -223.4% |
| 1994 | 7.27 % change on previous year | -271.8% |
| 1995 | -23.43 % change on previous year | -422.4% |
| 1996 | 29.88 % change on previous year | -227.5% |
| 1997 | -3.93 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 1998 | -21.36 % change on previous year | +444.1% |
| 1999 | 17.06 % change on previous year | -179.9% |
| 2000 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -110.3% |
| 2001 | -0.8361 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 2002 | -37.67 % change on previous year | +4405.0% |
| 2003 | 84.96 % change on previous year | -325.6% |
| 2004 | -5.96 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 2005 | -26.18 % change on previous year | +339.1% |
| 2006 | 32.87 % change on previous year | -225.6% |
| 2007 | -5.44 % change on previous year | -116.5% |
| 2008 | -7.76 % change on previous year | +42.6% |
| 2009 | 68.92 % change on previous year | -988.2% |
| 2010 | 18.49 % change on previous year | -73.2% |
| 2011 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 2012 | -2.46 % change on previous year | -225.3% |
| 2013 | -7.14 % change on previous year | +190.3% |
| 2014 | 20.78 % change on previous year | -390.8% |
| 2015 | -28.33 % change on previous year | -236.3% |
| 2016 | 34.03 % change on previous year | -220.1% |
| 2017 | 23.86 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 2018 | -24.26 % change on previous year | -201.7% |
| 2019 | -22.5 % change on previous year | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 58.43 % change on previous year | -359.7% |
| 2021 | 5.74 % change on previous year | -90.2% |
| 2022 | -20.89 % change on previous year | -463.8% |
| 2023 | 27.15 % change on previous year | -230.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -4405.0% | -0.8361 % change on previous year | -37.67 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.88 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2.67 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -3.84 % change on previous year | -35.8 % change on previous year | 13.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.01 % change on previous year | -11.1 % change on previous year | 41.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.68 % change on previous year | -25.21 % change on previous year | 29.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.11 % change on previous year | -37.67 % change on previous year | 84.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 % change on previous year | -28.33 % change on previous year | 34.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.61 % change on previous year | -20.89 % change on previous year | 58.43 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 7 Gambia 34.24 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Cambodia 33.89 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Belgium-Luxembourg 27.33 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Réunion 26.16 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 24.92 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Belize 24.07 % change on previous year 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 maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia?
- Maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia was 27.15 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.96 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.67 % change on previous year in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Zambia ranks 10th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 480.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.