Other forest — Burning crop residues in Zambia
Zambia: Other forest — Burning crop residues was 13.75 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other forest — Burning crop residues in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burning crop residues in Zambia is 13.75 million t, measured in 2024.
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 — burning crop residues in Zambia peaked at 24.48 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 510,576 t, in 2000.
That places Zambia 8th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other forest — Burning crop residues in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.94 million t | — |
| 1991 | 13.94 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13.94 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.94 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.94 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13.94 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.75 million t | -87.4% |
| 1997 | 1.86 million t | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 2.56 million t | +37.5% |
| 1999 | 1.82 million t | -29.0% |
| 2000 | 510,576 t | -71.9% |
| 2001 | 17.65 million t | +3357.1% |
| 2002 | 8.04 million t | -54.4% |
| 2003 | 12.25 million t | +52.3% |
| 2004 | 13.04 million t | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 10.78 million t | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 9.19 million t | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 16.33 million t | +77.7% |
| 2008 | 15.17 million t | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 14.02 million t | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 23.33 million t | +66.4% |
| 2011 | 20.24 million t | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 22.51 million t | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 23.27 million t | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 21.15 million t | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 22.97 million t | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 24.48 million t | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 17.26 million t | -29.5% |
| 2018 | 24.37 million t | +41.2% |
| 2019 | 14.79 million t | -39.3% |
| 2020 | 14.80 million t | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.15 million t | -38.2% |
| 2022 | 16.78 million t | +83.4% |
| 2023 | 10.40 million t | -38.0% |
| 2024 | 13.75 million t | +32.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.16 million t | 1.75 million t | 13.94 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.70 million t | 510,576 t | 17.65 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.44 million t | 14.79 million t | 24.48 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.97 million t | 9.15 million t | 16.78 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 5 Mexico 19.26 million t compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 7.04 million t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.75 million t compare
- 6 India 17.06 million t compare
- 7 Myanmar 14.78 million t compare
- 7 Viet Nam 2.50 million t compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.82 million t compare
- 9 Cambodia 7.98 million t compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.12 million t compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 531,886 t compare
- 10 Thailand 6.86 million t compare
- 11 Ethiopia 6.28 million t 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 other forest — burning crop residues in Zambia?
- Other forest — burning crop residues in Zambia was 13.75 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burning crop residues recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.48 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest other forest — burning crop residues recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 510,576 t in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for other forest — burning crop residues?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.