Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita was 0.0007 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0007 t per person for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0011 t per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 t per person, in 1966.
That places Zambia 77th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 t per person | +41.3% |
| 1963 | 0 t per person | -37.7% |
| 1964 | 0 t per person | -60.5% |
| 1965 | 0 t per person | -37.2% |
| 1966 | 0 t per person | -57.8% |
| 1967 | 0 t per person | +183.4% |
| 1968 | 0 t per person | +21.0% |
| 1969 | 0 t per person | -35.4% |
| 1970 | 0 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 0 t per person | +322.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 t per person | +155.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 t per person | -32.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 t per person | +92.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 t per person | +27.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 t per person | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 t per person | +45.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 t per person | -20.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 t per person | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 t per person | +39.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 t per person | -30.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 t per person | +99.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 t per person | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 t per person | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 t per person | +23.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0007 t per person | +15.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 t per person | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 t per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 t per person | -17.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 t per person | -34.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 t per person | +29.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 t per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 t per person | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 t per person | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 t per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 t per person | +69.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 t per person | -37.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 t per person | +57.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 t per person | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 t per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 t per person | -41.6% |
| 2009 | 0.001 t per person | +190.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 t per person | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.001 t per person | +33.4% |
| 2012 | 0.001 t per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 t per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0007 t per person | -34.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 t per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 t per person | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 t per person | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 t per person | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 t per person | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 t per person | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 t per person | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 t per person | +5.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0007 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 t per person, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0007 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 t per person, 3.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +322.4% | 0 t per person | 0 t per person |
| 2009 | +190.5% | 0.0004 t per person | 0.001 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 t per person | 0 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 t per person | 0 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0002 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0011 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 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 wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Zambia?
- Wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Zambia was 0.0007 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 t per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t per person in 1966.
- How does Zambia rank for wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 77th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — Burning crop residues 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
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.