Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.8821 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.8821 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Zambia peaked at 2.42 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.845 ha per person, in 2023.
That places Zambia 5th 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.42 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 2.36 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 2.3 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 2.25 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 2.2 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.14 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.93 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 1.8 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 1.96 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 1.73 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 1.66 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.57 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 1.83 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 1.99 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.9 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.93 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 2007 | 1.65 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.33 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.31 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.21 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 1.21 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.15 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.976 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.964 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9962 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9015 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 0.878 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9547 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.845 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8821 ha per person | +4.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.8821 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 156.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.8821 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 14.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.11 ha per person | 1.73 ha per person | 2.42 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 ha per person | 1.3 ha per person | 1.99 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 ha per person | 0.964 ha per person | 1.4 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8922 ha per person | 0.845 ha per person | 0.9547 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 savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Zambia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Zambia was 0.8821 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.845 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Savanna fires — 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 fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Savanna fires — 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.