Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0002 kt per person.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0003 kt per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per person, in 1966.
Zambia ranks 67th 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 kt per person | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 kt per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 kt per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 kt per person | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 kt per person | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 kt per person | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 kt per person | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 kt per person | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 kt per person | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 kt per person | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 kt per person | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 kt per person | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 kt per person | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 kt per person | +40.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 kt per person | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 kt per person | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 kt per person | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 kt per person | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 kt per person | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 kt per person | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 kt per person | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 kt per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 kt per person | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 kt per person | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0002 kt per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per person | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kt per person | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kt per person | +5.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0002 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0002 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +40.3% | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia was 0.0002 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 1966.
- How does Zambia rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 67th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.