Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0248 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1964–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0248 m3 per square kilometre for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 967.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.4052 m3 per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 m3 per square kilometre, in 1994.
Zambia ranks 85th of 183 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.
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0.0007 m3 per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1994 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.0007 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 m3 per square kilometre | +261.7% |
| 1999 | 0.001 m3 per square kilometre | -60.6% |
| 2000 | 0.001 m3 per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0008 m3 per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0008 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.001 m3 per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2005 | 0.001 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.001 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.001 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 m3 per square kilometre | +580.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0108 m3 per square kilometre | +51.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0053 m3 per square kilometre | -50.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 m3 per square kilometre | -74.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 m3 per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0023 m3 per square kilometre | +58.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1015 m3 per square kilometre | +4270.5% |
| 2015 | 0.29 m3 per square kilometre | +185.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4052 m3 per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1285 m3 per square kilometre | -68.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0654 m3 per square kilometre | -49.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0369 m3 per square kilometre | -43.5% |
| 2020 | 0.017 m3 per square kilometre | -53.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0444 m3 per square kilometre | +160.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0243 m3 per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0248 m3 per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0248 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.011 m3 per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0248 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0242 m3 per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Export quantity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +4270.5% | 0.0023 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1015 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +580.7% | 0.001 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0071 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0007 m3 per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 m3 per square kilometre | 0 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0025 m3 per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0008 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0108 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1038 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0013 m3 per square kilometre | 0.4052 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0276 m3 per square kilometre | 0.017 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0444 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 82 Sri Lanka 0.0381 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 83 Zimbabwe 0.0358 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 84 Paraguay 0.0329 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 86 Angola 0.0237 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 87 Montenegro 0.0225 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 88 Thailand 0.022 m3 per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Zambia
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.0248 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4052 m3 per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Zambia rank for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 85th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 967.4%. 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 Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Export quantity 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.
Roundwood — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Export quantity 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
Roundwood — Export quantity 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.