Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Zambia

Zambia: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,133 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,133 kt
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
74th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2,133 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,460 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) in Zambia, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.5k kt1991: 1.5k kt1992: 1.5k kt1993: 1.5k kt1994: 1.5k kt1995: 1.6k kt1996: 1.6k kt1997: 1.6k kt1998: 1.6k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 1.6k kt2001: 1.6k kt2002: 1.7k kt2003: 1.7k kt2004: 1.7k kt2005: 1.7k kt2006: 1.7k kt2007: 1.8k kt2008: 1.8k kt2009: 1.8k kt2010: 1.9k kt2011: 1.9k kt2012: 1.9k kt2013: 2.0k kt2014: 2.0k kt2015: 2.0k kt2016: 2.0k kt2017: 2.0k kt2018: 2.0k kt2019: 2.0k kt2020: 2.1k kt2021: 2.1k kt2022: 2.1k kt2023: 2.1k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia is 2,133 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia peaked at 2,133 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,460 kt, in 1990.

Zambia ranks 74th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,546 kt 1,460 kt 1,615 kt 10
2000s 1,714 kt 1,626 kt 1,834 kt 10
2010s 1,970 kt 1,872 kt 2,049 kt 10
2020s 2,098 kt 2,065 kt 2,133 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 71 Azerbaijan, Republic of 2,326 kt compare
  2. 72 Sudan (former) 2,249 kt compare
  3. 73 Jordan 2,152 kt compare
  4. 75 Honduras 2,123 kt compare
  5. 76 Czech Republic 2,099 kt compare
  6. 77 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,021 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia was 2,133 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 2,133 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,460 kt in 1990.
How does Zambia rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq)?
Zambia ranks 74th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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 Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,922 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.