Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita in Zambia
Zambia: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita was 0.0004 kt per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Zambia, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Zambia stood at 0.0004 kt per person.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Zambia peaked at 0.0013 kt per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 kt per person, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 40th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 kt per person | +408.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 kt per person | -59.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 kt per person | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0004 kt per person | -2.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0004 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 14.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0004 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +408.0% | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0013 kt per person |
| 2016 | -59.2% | 0.0012 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0013 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0004 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 37 Seychelles 0.0005 kt per person compare
- 38 Bulgaria 0.0005 kt per person compare
- 39 Benin 0.0005 kt per person compare
- 41 Sierra Leone 0.0004 kt per person compare
- 42 North Macedonia 0.0004 kt per person compare
- 43 Samoa 0.0004 kt per person 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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Zambia?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Zambia was 0.0004 kt per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 kt per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per person in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Zambia ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) 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
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.