Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square in Zambia
Zambia: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square was 242.35 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per in Zambia, 1990–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Zambia is 242.35 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.9% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Zambia peaked at 625.62 current US$ per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 138.22 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Zambia 154th out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … square in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 212.85 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 219.15 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 204.08 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1993 | 192.95 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 225.44 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1995 | 217.05 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 181.86 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 199.18 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 154.44 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1999 | 138.22 current US$ per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2000 | 138.68 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 148.14 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 145.05 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 165.24 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 209.63 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2005 | 278.01 current US$ per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 416.05 current US$ per square kilometre | +49.7% |
| 2007 | 442.77 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 546.18 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 435.79 current US$ per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 534.23 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 580.56 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 594.72 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 625.62 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 564.47 current US$ per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 406.14 current US$ per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2016 | 371.79 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 399.3 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 373.32 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 314.35 current US$ per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2020 | 242.35 current US$ per square kilometre | -22.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 242.35 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,403 current US$ per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 242.35 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,099 current US$ per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 194.52 current US$ per square kilometre | 138.22 current US$ per square kilometre | 225.44 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 292.55 current US$ per square kilometre | 138.68 current US$ per square kilometre | 546.18 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 476.45 current US$ per square kilometre | 314.35 current US$ per square kilometre | 625.62 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 242.35 current US$ per square kilometre | 242.35 current US$ per square kilometre | 242.35 current US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 151 Madagascar 262.38 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 152 Algeria 248.03 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 153 Argentina 247.37 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 155 Democratic Republic of Congo 236.09 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 156 Uruguay 218.94 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 157 Mozambique 216.33 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.1053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 138.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0769 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 101.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Zambia?
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in Zambia was 242.35 current US$ per square kilometre in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 625.62 current US$ per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 138.22 current US$ per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per?
- Zambia ranks 154th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. 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 Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) 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.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) 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.