Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0128 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burned area, per capita in Zambia is 0.0128 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 28.5% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0355 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Zambia 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0355 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0346 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0338 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.033 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0322 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0314 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 ha per person | -88.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.005 ha per person | +33.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 ha per person | -30.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 ha per person | -72.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0339 ha per person | +3500.4% |
| 2002 | 0.015 ha per person | -55.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0221 ha per person | +47.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0228 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0182 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.015 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0258 ha per person | +71.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0231 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0206 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0332 ha per person | +60.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0278 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0299 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.03 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0264 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0278 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0287 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0196 ha per person | -31.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0269 ha per person | +37.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0158 ha per person | -41.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0154 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0093 ha per person | -39.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0165 ha per person | +78.4% |
| 2023 | 0.01 ha per person | -39.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0128 ha per person | +28.5% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0128 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per person, 11798.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +3500.4% | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0339 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0216 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.0355 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0198 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0339 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0266 ha per person | 0.0158 ha per person | 0.0332 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0128 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0165 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 other forest — burned area, per capita in Zambia?
- Other forest — burned area, per capita in Zambia was 0.0128 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0355 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for other forest — burned area, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 5th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other forest — 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.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other forest — 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
Other forest — 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.