AFOLU — Emissions in Zambia

Zambia: AFOLU — Emissions was 24,399 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24,399 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
33,513 kt
in 2011
All-time low
17,976 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

AFOLU — Emissions in Zambia, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 18.0k kt1991: 18.0k kt1992: 18.0k kt1993: 18.0k kt1994: 18.0k kt1995: 18.0k kt1996: 18.0k kt1997: 18.0k kt1998: 18.0k kt1999: 18.0k kt2000: 18.1k kt2001: 18.1k kt2002: 18.1k kt2003: 18.1k kt2004: 18.1k kt2005: 18.1k kt2006: 18.1k kt2007: 18.1k kt2008: 18.1k kt2009: 18.1k kt2010: 18.1k kt2011: 33.5k kt2012: 33.5k kt2013: 33.5k kt2014: 33.5k kt2015: 33.5k kt2016: 22.4k kt2017: 22.4k kt2018: 22.4k kt2019: 22.5k kt2020: 22.5k kt2021: 24.4k kt2022: 24.4k kt2023: 24.4k kt

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 24,399 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in Zambia peaked at 33,513 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17,976 kt, in 1997.

Zambia ranks 22nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,005 kt 17,976 kt 18,019 kt 10
2000s 18,115 kt 18,082 kt 18,141 kt 10
2010s 27,534 kt 18,092 kt 33,513 kt 10
2020s 23,917 kt 22,516 kt 24,399 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 19 Paraguay 27,661 kt compare
  2. 20 Central African Republic 25,020 kt compare
  3. 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24,680 kt compare
  4. 23 Papua New Guinea 23,621 kt compare
  5. 24 Liberia 22,949 kt compare
  6. 25 Mali 22,675 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is afolu — emissions in Zambia?
Afolu — emissions in Zambia was 24,399 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 33,513 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,976 kt in 1997.
How does Zambia rank for afolu — emissions?
Zambia ranks 22nd out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 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