Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre was 0.0092 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1964–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia stood at 0.0092 m3 per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0837 m3 per square kilometre in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0 m3 per square kilometre, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 163rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0.0437 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0.0596 m3 per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0732 m3 per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0798 m3 per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0837 m3 per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0837 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0644 m3 per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1971 | 0.078 m3 per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0744 m3 per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0375 m3 per square kilometre | -49.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0689 m3 per square kilometre | +83.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0634 m3 per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0096 m3 per square kilometre | -84.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0135 m3 per square kilometre | +40.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0176 m3 per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0118 m3 per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 1980 | 0.019 m3 per square kilometre | +60.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0082 m3 per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0082 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0082 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0082 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 m3 per square kilometre | -82.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 m3 per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0013 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0013 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre | +3600.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | -81.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 m3 per square kilometre | +1095.2% |
| 1999 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | -90.8% |
| 2000 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0019 m3 per square kilometre | +5085.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0019 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 m3 per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0016 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0016 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 m3 per square kilometre | +365.2% |
| 2009 | 0.003 m3 per square kilometre | -59.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0073 m3 per square kilometre | +147.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 m3 per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 m3 per square kilometre | -95.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0104 m3 per square kilometre | +1810.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0078 m3 per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 m3 per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 m3 per square kilometre | -46.7% |
| 2017 | 0.002 m3 per square kilometre | -45.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 m3 per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 m3 per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0025 m3 per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 m3 per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 m3 per square kilometre | +519.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0092 m3 per square kilometre | -1.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0092 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0538 m3 per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0092 m3 per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0115 m3 per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sawnwood — Import 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +5085.2% | 0 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0019 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +3600.0% | 0 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +1810.1% | 0.0005 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0104 m3 per square kilometre |
| 1998 | +1095.2% | 0 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0003 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +519.0% | 0.0015 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0093 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +365.2% | 0.0016 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0073 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0706 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0437 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0837 m3 per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.0439 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0096 m3 per square kilometre | 0.078 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0059 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0013 m3 per square kilometre | 0.019 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre | 0 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0003 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 m3 per square kilometre | 0 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0073 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0005 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0114 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0015 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0093 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 160 Belarus 0.0102 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 161 Guyana 0.0098 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 162 Ghana 0.0097 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 164 Myanmar 0.0079 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 165 Liberia 0.0076 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 166 Equatorial Guinea 0.0075 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 sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia?
- Sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.0092 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0837 m3 per square kilometre in 1968.
- What is the lowest sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 163rd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sawnwood — import quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 Sawnwood — Import quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sawnwood — Import 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.
Sawnwood — Import quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sawnwood — Import 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
Sawnwood — Import 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.