Roundwood — Production, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Roundwood — Production, per capita was 1.21 m3 per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roundwood — Production, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roundwood — production, per capita in Zambia is 1.21 m3 per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — production, per capita in Zambia peaked at 1.75 m3 per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8834 m3 per person, in 1999.
That places Zambia 30th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roundwood — Production, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.1 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.1 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.11 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.16 m3 per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 1.15 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1966 | 1.13 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.13 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.11 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.1 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 1.09 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 1.07 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.04 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 1.02 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 1 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.02 m3 per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 1.01 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.01 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.01 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.02 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.983 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9758 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9652 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9539 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.94 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.931 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9197 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9065 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9071 m3 per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9143 m3 per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9175 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9199 m3 per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9233 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9456 m3 per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9342 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.9081 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9006 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8921 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8834 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.75 m3 per person | +98.6% |
| 2001 | 1.72 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.72 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.72 m3 per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.73 m3 per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.73 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.74 m3 per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.72 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.7 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.68 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.67 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.65 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.64 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.59 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.54 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.45 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.47 m3 per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.43 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.39 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.35 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.31 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.28 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.24 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.21 m3 per person | -2.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.21 m3 per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4583 m3 per person, 2.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.21 m3 per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5118 m3 per person, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +98.6% | 0.8834 m3 per person | 1.75 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 m3 per person | 1.1 m3 per person | 1.16 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 m3 per person | 1 m3 per person | 1.09 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9485 m3 per person | 0.9065 m3 per person | 1 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9139 m3 per person | 0.8834 m3 per person | 0.9456 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 m3 per person | 1.68 m3 per person | 1.75 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 m3 per person | 1.39 m3 per person | 1.67 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 m3 per person | 1.21 m3 per person | 1.35 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 — production, per capita in Zambia?
- Roundwood — production, per capita in Zambia was 1.21 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — production, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 m3 per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest roundwood — production, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8834 m3 per person in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for roundwood — production, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 30th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roundwood — production, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roundwood — Production 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
Roundwood — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.