Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Zambia

Zambia: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 2,041 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,041 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
75th
of 215 countries
All-time high
2,041 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,422 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Zambia, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.4k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.5k kt1993: 1.5k kt1994: 1.5k kt1995: 1.5k kt1996: 1.5k kt1997: 1.5k kt1998: 1.6k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 1.6k kt2001: 1.6k kt2002: 1.6k kt2003: 1.6k kt2004: 1.6k kt2005: 1.7k kt2006: 1.7k kt2007: 1.7k kt2008: 1.7k kt2009: 1.8k kt2010: 1.8k kt2011: 1.8k kt2012: 1.9k kt2013: 1.9k kt2014: 1.9k kt2015: 1.9k kt2016: 1.9k kt2017: 1.9k kt2018: 2.0k kt2019: 2.0k kt2020: 2.0k kt2021: 2.0k kt2022: 2.0k kt2023: 2.0k kt

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 2,041 kt for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Zambia peaked at 2,041 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,422 kt, in 1990.

That places Zambia 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Zambia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,422 kt
1991 1,447 kt +1.7%
1992 1,466 kt +1.3%
1993 1,482 kt +1.1%
1994 1,497 kt +1.0%
1995 1,518 kt +1.4%
1996 1,532 kt +0.9%
1997 1,547 kt +1.0%
1998 1,558 kt +0.7%
1999 1,570 kt +0.8%
2000 1,582 kt +0.8%
2001 1,597 kt +0.9%
2002 1,611 kt +0.9%
2003 1,626 kt +0.9%
2004 1,639 kt +0.8%
2005 1,661 kt +1.3%
2006 1,687 kt +1.6%
2007 1,712 kt +1.5%
2008 1,739 kt +1.6%
2009 1,771 kt +1.8%
2010 1,803 kt +1.8%
2011 1,827 kt +1.3%
2012 1,856 kt +1.6%
2013 1,881 kt +1.3%
2014 1,895 kt +0.7%
2015 1,892 kt -0.2%
2016 1,908 kt +0.8%
2017 1,931 kt +1.2%
2018 1,951 kt +1.0%
2019 1,969 kt +0.9%
2020 1,984 kt +0.8%
2021 1,998 kt +0.7%
2022 2,020 kt +1.1%
2023 2,041 kt +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,504 kt 1,422 kt 1,570 kt 10
2000s 1,663 kt 1,582 kt 1,771 kt 10
2010s 1,891 kt 1,803 kt 1,969 kt 10
2020s 2,011 kt 1,984 kt 2,041 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 72 Belarus 2,127 kt compare
  2. 73 Honduras 2,062 kt compare
  3. 74 Jordan 2,053 kt compare
  4. 76 Czechia 1,935 kt compare
  5. 77 Somalia 1,916 kt compare
  6. 78 Nicaragua 1,878 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Zambia?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Zambia was 2,041 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 2,041 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,422 kt in 1990.
How does Zambia rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Zambia ranks 75th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 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