Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 4.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 4.57 kg per square kilometre for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 4.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 kg per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Zambia 74th 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 — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0116 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0176 kg per square kilometre | +52.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0132 kg per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0041 kg per square kilometre | -68.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0039 kg per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 kg per square kilometre | -61.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0038 kg per square kilometre | +152.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0039 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.004 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0225 kg per square kilometre | +973.7% |
| 1975 | 0.061 kg per square kilometre | +170.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0664 kg per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0922 kg per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0926 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1139 kg per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1665 kg per square kilometre | +46.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2054 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2422 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1883 kg per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2267 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2966 kg per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3027 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4749 kg per square kilometre | +56.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6311 kg per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7866 kg per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1990 | 0.9329 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1991 | 1.11 kg per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9287 kg per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1993 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1994 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6404 kg per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9623 kg per square kilometre | +50.3% |
| 1997 | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 1.14 kg per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 1.32 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 2.24 kg per square kilometre | +79.8% |
| 2004 | 1.38 kg per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2005 | 2.27 kg per square kilometre | +65.0% |
| 2006 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 2007 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | +76.7% |
| 2010 | 2.86 kg per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 3.94 kg per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2012 | 4.19 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 4.53 kg per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 3.33 kg per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 3.54 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 2.64 kg per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 2017 | 3.2 kg per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2019 | 2.51 kg per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 2020 | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 3.41 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 4.57 kg per square kilometre | +17.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4.57 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.75 kg per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4.57 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5651 kg per square kilometre, 8.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +973.7% | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | 0.0225 kg per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +170.7% | 0.0225 kg per square kilometre | 0.061 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0071 kg per square kilometre | 0.0015 kg per square kilometre | 0.0176 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0457 kg per square kilometre | 0.0021 kg per square kilometre | 0.1139 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3521 kg per square kilometre | 0.1665 kg per square kilometre | 0.7866 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | 0.6404 kg per square kilometre | 1.17 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 kg per square kilometre | 1.25 kg per square kilometre | 3.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.27 kg per square kilometre | 1.92 kg per square kilometre | 4.53 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | 3.16 kg per square kilometre | 4.57 kg 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 wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Zambia was 4.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 kg per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Zambia rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 74th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) 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.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) 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.