Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita was 1.08 m3 per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita in Zambia is 1.08 m3 per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita in Zambia peaked at 1.67 m3 per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7895 m3 per person, in 1999.
That places Zambia 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.01 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.01 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 1.01 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.07 m3 per person | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 1.05 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 1.04 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 1.03 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 1.02 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.01 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 1 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.994 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9648 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.9572 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.9368 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.9365 m3 per person | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9227 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.9327 m3 per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9314 m3 per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9359 m3 per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9232 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.9045 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8984 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.8892 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.879 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.8663 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8581 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8466 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8327 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8312 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8275 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8256 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.823 m3 per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8161 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8214 m3 per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.826 m3 per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.8125 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8041 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7967 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.7895 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.67 m3 per person | +111.8% |
| 2001 | 1.67 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.66 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.65 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.64 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.63 m3 per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.62 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.6 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.59 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.57 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.56 m3 per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.55 m3 per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.54 m3 per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.5 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.45 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.4 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.36 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.32 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.28 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.24 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.21 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.17 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.14 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.11 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.08 m3 per person | -2.8% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.08 m3 per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.377 m3 per person, 2.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.08 m3 per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4272 m3 per person, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel, non-coniferous — 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 | +111.8% | 0.7895 m3 per person | 1.67 m3 per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 m3 per person | 1.01 m3 per person | 1.07 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9514 m3 per person | 0.9227 m3 per person | 1 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8729 m3 per person | 0.8312 m3 per person | 0.9232 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8142 m3 per person | 0.7895 m3 per person | 0.8275 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.63 m3 per person | 1.57 m3 per person | 1.67 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 m3 per person | 1.24 m3 per person | 1.56 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 m3 per person | 1.08 m3 per person | 1.21 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 wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita in Zambia?
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita in Zambia was 1.08 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 m3 per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7895 m3 per person in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 8th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. 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 Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — 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
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.