Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Zambia
Zambia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 151.82 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 151.82 t per square kilometre for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia peaked at 195.94 t per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 142.1 t per square kilometre, in 2000.
That places Zambia 4th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 164.26 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 164.26 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 164.26 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 164.26 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 164.26 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 164.26 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 152.32 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 147.42 t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 167.41 t per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 148.57 t per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 142.1 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 143.27 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 169.83 t per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 190.53 t per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 186.41 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 195.94 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 168.16 t per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 179.58 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 181.4 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 152.06 t per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 170.76 t per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 164.07 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 172.96 t per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 176.03 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 166.63 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 172.38 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 168.96 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 149.08 t per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 152.11 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 161.65 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 150.85 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 149.67 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 167.61 t per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 151.82 t per square kilometre | -9.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 151.82 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.28 t per square kilometre, 119.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 151.82 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.7 t per square kilometre, 7.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 160.13 t per square kilometre | 147.42 t per square kilometre | 167.41 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 170.93 t per square kilometre | 142.1 t per square kilometre | 195.94 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 165.46 t per square kilometre | 149.08 t per square kilometre | 176.03 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 154.99 t per square kilometre | 149.67 t per square kilometre | 167.61 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Zambia was 151.82 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 195.94 t per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 142.1 t per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Zambia ranks 4th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.