Savanna — Burning crop residues in Zambia
Zambia: Savanna — Burning crop residues was 83.34 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 83.34 million t for savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues in Zambia peaked at 96.24 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 36.70 million t, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 4th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 78.74 million t | — |
| 1991 | 78.74 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 78.74 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 78.74 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 78.74 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 78.74 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 48.68 million t | -38.2% |
| 1997 | 48.47 million t | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 56.88 million t | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 46.11 million t | -18.9% |
| 2000 | 36.70 million t | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 74.02 million t | +101.7% |
| 2002 | 84.59 million t | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 94.38 million t | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 90.95 million t | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 96.24 million t | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 83.57 million t | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 88.09 million t | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 90.93 million t | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 77.40 million t | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 89.14 million t | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 84.74 million t | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 88.89 million t | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 90.40 million t | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 84.37 million t | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 87.50 million t | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 87.22 million t | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 80.41 million t | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 82.47 million t | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 86.83 million t | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 81.34 million t | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 77.33 million t | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 86.01 million t | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 76.59 million t | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 83.34 million t | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.26 million t | 46.11 million t | 78.74 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.69 million t | 36.70 million t | 96.24 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.20 million t | 80.41 million t | 90.40 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.92 million t | 76.59 million t | 86.01 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 Sudan (former) 115.95 million t compare
- 2 Angola 115.47 million t compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 150.47 million t compare
- 3 South Sudan 112.67 million t compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 31.09 million t compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 20.81 million t compare
- 5 Mozambique 76.88 million t compare
- 6 Central African Republic 66.89 million t compare
- 7 Brazil 64.62 million t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12.61 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 savanna — burning crop residues in Zambia?
- Savanna — burning crop residues in Zambia was 83.34 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.24 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.70 million t in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Zambia ranks 4th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Savanna — 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.