AFOLU — Direct emissions in Zambia

Zambia: AFOLU — Direct emissions was 12.73 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.73 kt
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
60th
of 197 countries
All-time high
12.73 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4.2 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Direct emissions in Zambia, 1990–2023

46810121990200620231990: 5 kt1991: 5.2 kt1992: 5.4 kt1993: 5.4 kt1994: 4.7 kt1995: 4.4 kt1996: 4.2 kt1997: 4.8 kt1998: 4.6 kt1999: 4.9 kt2000: 4.6 kt2001: 4.8 kt2002: 5 kt2003: 5 kt2004: 5.2 kt2005: 5.4 kt2006: 5.8 kt2007: 5.5 kt2008: 5.4 kt2009: 6.7 kt2010: 7.2 kt2011: 7.2 kt2012: 9.1 kt2013: 9.7 kt2014: 9.8 kt2015: 9.9 kt2016: 10.1 kt2017: 10.8 kt2018: 9.9 kt2019: 10.4 kt2020: 10.8 kt2021: 11.1 kt2022: 11.7 kt2023: 12.7 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for afolu — direct emissions in Zambia is 12.73 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — direct emissions in Zambia peaked at 12.73 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.2 kt, in 1996.

Zambia ranks 60th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.87 kt 4.2 kt 5.44 kt 10
2000s 5.34 kt 4.57 kt 6.69 kt 10
2010s 9.4 kt 7.15 kt 10.78 kt 10
2020s 11.56 kt 10.8 kt 12.73 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 57 Saudi Arabia 13.97 kt compare
  2. 58 Republic of Korea 13.62 kt compare
  3. 59 Cameroon 13.25 kt compare
  4. 61 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 12.5 kt compare
  5. 62 Angola 11.99 kt compare
  6. 63 Nepal 11.89 kt compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — direct emissions in Zambia?
Afolu — direct emissions in Zambia was 12.73 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 12.73 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest afolu — direct emissions recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.2 kt in 1996.
How does Zambia rank for afolu — direct emissions?
Zambia ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — direct emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
249 places, 8,204 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf