Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Zambia
Zambia: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 12.13 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural soils — direct emissions in Zambia is 12.13 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Zambia peaked at 12.13 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.94 kt, in 1963.
Zambia ranks 62nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.97 kt | — |
| 1962 | 1.95 kt | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.94 kt | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.97 kt | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 2.03 kt | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 2.08 kt | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 2.21 kt | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 2.33 kt | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 2.5 kt | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 2.65 kt | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 2.98 kt | +12.1% |
| 1972 | 2.98 kt | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 2.99 kt | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 3.25 kt | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 3.4 kt | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 3.82 kt | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 4.01 kt | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 3.77 kt | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 3.9 kt | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 4.11 kt | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 4.31 kt | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 4.42 kt | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 4.1 kt | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 3.82 kt | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 4.45 kt | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 4.56 kt | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 4.78 kt | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 4.87 kt | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 4.88 kt | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.83 kt | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 5.02 kt | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 5.27 kt | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 5.21 kt | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.57 kt | -12.3% |
| 1995 | 4.24 kt | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 4.02 kt | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 4.65 kt | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 4.42 kt | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 4.67 kt | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 4.39 kt | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 4.58 kt | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 4.79 kt | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 4.8 kt | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.07 kt | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 5.22 kt | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 5.53 kt | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 5.25 kt | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 5.08 kt | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 6.33 kt | +24.5% |
| 2010 | 6.78 kt | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 6.81 kt | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 8.4 kt | +23.3% |
| 2013 | 9.11 kt | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 9.25 kt | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 9.39 kt | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 9.6 kt | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 10.25 kt | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 9.24 kt | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 9.74 kt | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 10.22 kt | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 10.48 kt | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 11.08 kt | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 12.13 kt | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.11 kt | 1.94 kt | 2.5 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.37 kt | 2.65 kt | 4.01 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.43 kt | 3.82 kt | 4.88 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.69 kt | 4.02 kt | 5.27 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1 kt | 4.39 kt | 6.33 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.86 kt | 6.78 kt | 10.25 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.98 kt | 10.22 kt | 12.13 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More climate change data for Zambia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Zambia?
- Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Zambia was 12.13 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.13 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 kt in 1963.
- How does Zambia rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
- Zambia ranks 62nd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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