Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.0007 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 75.7% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0186 ha per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0039 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0038 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0037 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0036 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0036 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0036 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 ha per person | -30.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 ha per person | -33.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 ha per person | +44.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 ha per person | -48.0% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | -98.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0186 ha per person | +96131.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0047 ha per person | -74.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0039 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 ha per person | -44.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0061 ha per person | +113.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 ha per person | -39.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 ha per person | +17.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 ha per person | -36.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0029 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.002 ha per person | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 ha per person | -28.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0024 ha per person | +67.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 ha per person | -50.2% |
| 2017 | 0.001 ha per person | -13.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 ha per person | +117.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0032 ha per person | +39.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 ha per person | -81.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 ha per person | -39.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 ha per person | +132.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 ha per person | -53.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 ha per person | +75.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Zimbabwe 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 | +96131.6% | 0 ha per person | 0.0186 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0054 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0186 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 7 Argentina 0.0011 ha per person compare
- 8 Eswatini 0.001 ha per person compare
- 9 Canada 0.0009 ha per person compare
- 11 Madagascar 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 12 Mozambique 0.0005 ha per person compare
- 13 Turkmenistan 0.0003 ha per person compare
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0007 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0186 ha per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 10th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is open shrubland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Open shrubland — 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.
Open shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Open shrubland — 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
Open shrubland — 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.