Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.5586 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.5586 ha per person for savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Zambia peaked at 1.45 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.5238 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Zambia 3rd out of 188 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.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.45 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.41 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.38 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.34 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.31 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.28 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7732 ha per person | -39.6% |
| 1997 | 0.75 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8579 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6769 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5238 ha per person | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 1.02 ha per person | +95.5% |
| 2002 | 1.13 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 1.23 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 1.15 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.17 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9843 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2007 | 1 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9977 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8198 ha per person | -17.8% |
| 2010 | 0.912 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8385 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8516 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8387 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7583 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7623 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7368 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6587 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6555 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6701 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6098 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5636 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6098 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.528 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5586 ha per person | +5.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.5586 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 1287.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.5586 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 126.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 | +95.5% | 0.5238 ha per person | 1.02 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 ha per person | 0.6769 ha per person | 1.45 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 ha per person | 0.5238 ha per person | 1.23 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7683 ha per person | 0.6555 ha per person | 0.912 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5739 ha per person | 0.528 ha per person | 0.6098 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Central African Republic 1.79 ha per person compare
- 2 South Sudan 1.35 ha per person compare
- 4 Angola 0.4355 ha per person compare
- 5 Mozambique 0.3173 ha per person compare
- 6 Congo 0.2553 ha 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 savanna — burned area, per capita in Zambia?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Zambia was 0.5586 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5238 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.