Change forest vs gdp in Zambia
Zambia: Change forest vs gdp was -0.2165 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest vs gdp in Zambia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest vs gdp in Zambia is -0.2165, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest vs gdp in Zambia peaked at -0.0756 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.4113, in 2015.
That places Zambia 175th out of 227 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest vs gdp in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.0756 | — |
| 1992 | -0.0756 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | -0.0757 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | -0.0757 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | -0.0758 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | -0.0759 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | -0.0759 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | -0.076 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | -0.076 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | -0.0761 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0761 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | -0.0762 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0763 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -0.0763 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | -0.0764 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | -0.0764 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | -0.0765 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0765 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | -0.0766 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | -0.0767 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | -0.4046 | +427.8% |
| 2012 | -0.4063 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | -0.4079 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | -0.4096 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | -0.4113 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -0.173 | -57.9% |
| 2017 | -0.1733 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1736 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1739 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1742 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | -0.2146 | +23.2% |
| 2022 | -0.2151 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | -0.2156 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | -0.216 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | -0.2165 | +0.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's -0.2165 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 7.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's -0.2165 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest vs gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -427.8% | -0.0767 | -0.4046 |
| 2016 | +57.9% | -0.4113 | -0.173 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0758 | -0.076 | -0.0756 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0763 | -0.0766 | -0.0761 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.281 | -0.4113 | -0.0767 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2087 | -0.2165 | -0.1742 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0007 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.9127 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 26.9 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest vs gdp in Zambia?
- Change forest vs gdp in Zambia was -0.2165 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest vs gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0756 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest vs gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4113 in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for change forest vs gdp?
- Zambia ranks 175th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest vs gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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