AFOLU — Emissions in Zambia

Zambia: AFOLU — Emissions was 734.52 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
734.52 kt
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
39th
of 216 countries
All-time high
991.35 kt
in 2015
All-time low
471.35 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions in Zambia, 1990–2023

02004006008001.0k1990200620231990: 754.6 kt1991: 758.3 kt1992: 759.1 kt1993: 753 kt1994: 745.8 kt1995: 739.6 kt1996: 577.3 kt1997: 575.8 kt1998: 597.9 kt1999: 573.5 kt2000: 471.4 kt2001: 587 kt2002: 626.8 kt2003: 785.6 kt2004: 815.1 kt2005: 839 kt2006: 700.8 kt2007: 744.9 kt2008: 805.9 kt2009: 730.1 kt2010: 895.7 kt2011: 872 kt2012: 923.2 kt2013: 911.3 kt2014: 895 kt2015: 991.3 kt2016: 958.7 kt2017: 943.2 kt2018: 908.6 kt2019: 924.9 kt2020: 835.2 kt2021: 783.5 kt2022: 810.4 kt2023: 734.5 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, afolu — emissions in Zambia stood at 734.52 kt.

That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Zambia peaked at 991.35 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 471.35 kt, in 2000.

Zambia ranks 39th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 683.49 kt 573.46 kt 759.11 kt 10
2000s 710.66 kt 471.35 kt 838.95 kt 10
2010s 922.4 kt 872.01 kt 991.35 kt 10
2020s 790.88 kt 734.52 kt 835.15 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 36 Cambodia 811.99 kt compare
  2. 37 Italy 801.34 kt compare
  3. 38 Uruguay 770.37 kt compare
  4. 40 Peru 729.45 kt compare
  5. 41 Cook Islands 0.3896 kt compare
  6. 41 Uganda 710.77 kt compare
  7. 42 Mongolia 702.63 kt compare
  8. 42 Niue 0.047 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions in Zambia?
Afolu — emissions in Zambia was 734.52 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 991.35 kt in 2015.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 471.35 kt in 2000.
How does Zambia rank for afolu — emissions?
Zambia ranks 39th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. 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 — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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