AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Zambia
Zambia: AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 77.55 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
AFOLU — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 77.55 % for afolu — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions share (co2eq) in Zambia peaked at 88.64 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 77.55 %, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 21st of 209 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.96 % | 84.73 % | 88.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.36 % | 83.69 % | 87.76 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.46 % | 81.58 % | 88.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.91 % | 77.55 % | 80.08 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 18 Tokelau 79.2 % compare
- 19 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 78.63 % compare
- 20 Suriname 77.69 % compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 77 % compare
- 23 Sudan (former) 76.73 % compare
- 24 Myanmar 74.58 % compare
More climate change data for Zambia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 7.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions share (co2eq) in Zambia?
- Afolu — emissions share (co2eq) in Zambia was 77.55 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.64 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.55 % in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for afolu — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Zambia ranks 21st out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.