Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita in Zambia

Zambia: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0 kt per person
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
77th
of 110 countries
All-time high
0 kt per person
in 2013
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023

00000196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0 kt per person for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita in 2023.

The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0 kt per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1961.

Zambia ranks 77th of 110 countries on this measure, 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 (Emissions N2O), per capita in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita in Zambia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0 kt per person
1962 0 kt per person
1963 0 kt per person
1964 0 kt per person
1965 0 kt per person
1966 0 kt per person
1967 0 kt per person
1968 0 kt per person
1969 0 kt per person
1970 0 kt per person
1971 0 kt per person
1972 0 kt per person
1973 0 kt per person
1974 0 kt per person
1975 0 kt per person
1976 0 kt per person
1977 0 kt per person
1978 0 kt per person
1979 0 kt per person
1980 0 kt per person -2.9%
1981 0 kt per person -3.0%
1982 0 kt per person -3.2%
1983 0 kt per person -3.2%
1984 0 kt per person -3.0%
1985 0 kt per person -3.0%
1986 0 kt per person -2.9%
1987 0 kt per person +94.3%
1988 0 kt per person -2.7%
1989 0 kt per person +46.1%
1990 0 kt per person +30.0%
1991 0 kt per person -2.4%
1992 0 kt per person -2.4%
1993 0 kt per person -2.4%
1994 0 kt per person -26.8%
1995 0 kt per person -34.9%
1996 0 kt per person +46.4%
1997 0 kt per person -2.5%
1998 0 kt per person -2.6%
1999 0 kt per person -2.6%
2000 0 kt per person -2.8%
2001 0 kt per person -3.0%
2002 0 kt per person -3.0%
2003 0 kt per person +93.9%
2004 0 kt per person -35.4%
2005 0 kt per person +45.1%
2006 0 kt per person -19.5%
2007 0 kt per person -3.5%
2008 0 kt per person -42.1%
2009 0 kt per person +221.7%
2010 0 kt per person -22.7%
2011 0 kt per person +33.0%
2012 0 kt per person -12.0%
2013 0 kt per person +16.2%
2014 0 kt per person -35.4%
2015 0 kt per person +9.0%
2016 0 kt per person -24.6%
2017 0 kt per person -3.0%
2018 0 kt per person -16.8%
2019 0 kt per person -2.9%
2020 0 kt per person +13.3%
2021 0 kt per person +11.1%
2022 0 kt per person +9.4%
2023 0 kt per person +8.0%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0 kt per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 4.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), 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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +221.7% 0 kt per person 0 kt per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 9
1970s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1980s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
1990s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2000s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2010s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 10
2020s 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 0 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 74 Kenya 0 kt per person compare
  2. 75 Japan 0 kt per person compare
  3. 76 Bangladesh 0 kt per person compare
  4. 78 Yemen 0 kt per person compare
  5. 79 Namibia 0 kt per person compare
  6. 80 Myanmar 0 kt per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita in Zambia?
Wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita in Zambia was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2013.
What is the lowest wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1961.
How does Zambia rank for wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita?
Zambia ranks 77th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
Is wheat — burning crop residues (emissions n2o), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. 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 (Emissions N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) 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 (Emissions N2O) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 6,134 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Wheat — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.