Other forest — Burned Area in Zambia
Zambia: Other forest — Burned Area was 272,726 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burned Area in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other forest — burned area in Zambia stood at 272,726 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.2% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Zambia peaked at 485,665 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9,438 ha, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 8th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 180,487 ha | 32,364 ha | 276,170 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 232,051 ha | 9,438 ha | 350,223 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 425,353 ha | 293,411 ha | 485,665 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 257,408 ha | 181,472 ha | 332,903 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More climate change data for Zambia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in Zambia?
- Other forest — burned area in Zambia was 272,726 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 485,665 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,438 ha in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for other forest — burned area?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other forest — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.