Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia
Zambia: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) was 0.0684 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0684 t per person for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
The figure is up 23.6% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia peaked at 0.2305 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0341 t per person, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 16th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2305 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2233 t per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2222 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2209 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2167 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2151 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2109 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2091 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2073 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2082 t per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2267 t per person | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2189 t per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2084 t per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2304 t per person | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2044 t per person | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2138 t per person | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1792 t per person | -16.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1482 t per person | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0923 t per person | -37.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0957 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0825 t per person | -13.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0736 t per person | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0857 t per person | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 0.077 t per person | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0858 t per person | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0842 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0848 t per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0978 t per person | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1345 t per person | +37.5% |
| 1990 | 0.098 t per person | -27.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0801 t per person | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0809 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0756 t per person | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0792 t per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0592 t per person | -25.3% |
| 1996 | 0.075 t per person | +26.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0703 t per person | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0538 t per person | -23.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0613 t per person | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0586 t per person | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0564 t per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0341 t per person | -39.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0611 t per person | +79.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0557 t per person | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0398 t per person | -28.6% |
| 2006 | 0.051 t per person | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0466 t per person | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0415 t per person | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0676 t per person | +63.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0774 t per person | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0763 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0721 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0648 t per person | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0758 t per person | +17.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0527 t per person | -30.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0684 t per person | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0822 t per person | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0604 t per person | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0455 t per person | -24.8% |
| 2020 | 0.07 t per person | +53.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0719 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0554 t per person | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0684 t per person | +23.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0684 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0152 t per person, 4.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0684 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 t per person, 3.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2173 t per person | 0.2073 t per person | 0.2305 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1931 t per person | 0.0923 t per person | 0.2304 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0902 t per person | 0.0736 t per person | 0.1345 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0734 t per person | 0.0538 t per person | 0.098 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0512 t per person | 0.0341 t per person | 0.0676 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0676 t per person | 0.0455 t per person | 0.0822 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0664 t per person | 0.0554 t per person | 0.0719 t per person | 4 |
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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 0.0684 t per person 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 0.2305 t per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0341 t per person in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Zambia ranks 16th out of 150 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 5.6%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 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
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.