Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Zambia

Zambia: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions was 2.36 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
2.36 kt
World rank
57th
of 183 countries
All-time high
4.02 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1.04 kt
in 2002
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Zambia, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 2.36 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions in Zambia peaked at 4.02 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.04 kt, in 2002.

Zambia ranks 57th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) in Zambia, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 2.03 kt
1962 2.03 kt +0.0%
1963 2.08 kt +2.7%
1964 2.13 kt +2.6%
1965 2.16 kt +1.3%
1966 2.21 kt +2.5%
1967 2.24 kt +1.2%
1968 2.3 kt +2.6%
1969 2.35 kt +2.5%
1970 2.44 kt +3.5%
1971 2.73 kt +11.9%
1972 2.71 kt -0.7%
1973 2.65 kt -1.9%
1974 3.02 kt +13.9%
1975 2.77 kt -8.4%
1976 2.99 kt +7.8%
1977 2.58 kt -13.6%
1978 2.21 kt -14.5%
1979 1.43 kt -35.3%
1980 1.53 kt +6.9%
1981 1.36 kt -10.7%
1982 1.26 kt -7.8%
1983 1.51 kt +19.8%
1984 1.4 kt -7.0%
1985 1.61 kt +14.9%
1986 1.63 kt +0.9%
1987 1.69 kt +3.7%
1988 2 kt +18.5%
1989 2.81 kt +40.5%
1990 2.11 kt -24.8%
1991 1.78 kt -15.5%
1992 1.84 kt +3.4%
1993 1.77 kt -4.3%
1994 1.88 kt +6.4%
1995 1.45 kt -22.9%
1996 1.87 kt +29.3%
1997 1.81 kt -3.5%
1998 1.43 kt -20.9%
1999 1.68 kt +17.2%
2000 1.64 kt -2.0%
2001 1.63 kt -0.7%
2002 1.04 kt -36.0%
2003 1.88 kt +80.3%
2004 1.77 kt -5.9%
2005 1.34 kt -24.6%
2006 1.75 kt +31.3%
2007 1.66 kt -5.3%
2008 1.53 kt -7.9%
2009 2.59 kt +69.3%
2010 3.05 kt +17.9%
2011 3.13 kt +2.4%
2012 3.06 kt -2.2%
2013 2.87 kt -6.2%
2014 3.41 kt +19.1%
2015 2.46 kt -27.8%
2016 3.25 kt +32.1%
2017 4.02 kt +23.5%
2018 3.08 kt -23.4%
2019 2.41 kt -21.6%
2020 3.74 kt +55.1%
2021 3.98 kt +6.3%
2022 3.18 kt -20.0%
2023 4.02 kt +26.3%
2030 1.98 kt -50.9%
2050 2.36 kt +19.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.17 kt 2.03 kt 2.35 kt 9
1970s 2.55 kt 1.43 kt 3.02 kt 10
1980s 1.68 kt 1.26 kt 2.81 kt 10
1990s 1.76 kt 1.43 kt 2.11 kt 10
2000s 1.68 kt 1.04 kt 2.59 kt 10
2010s 3.07 kt 2.41 kt 4.02 kt 10
2020s 3.73 kt 3.18 kt 4.02 kt 4
2030s 1.98 kt 1.98 kt 1.98 kt 1
2050s 2.36 kt 2.36 kt 2.36 kt 1

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 54 Ecuador 2.8 kt compare
  2. 55 Paraguay 2.4 kt compare
  3. 56 Algeria 2.37 kt compare
  4. 58 Burkina Faso 2.35 kt compare
  5. 59 Cameroon 2.17 kt compare
  6. 60 Guatemala 2.16 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions in Zambia?
Burning - crop residues — emissions in Zambia was 2.36 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 4.02 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.04 kt in 2002.
How does Zambia rank for burning - crop residues — emissions?
Zambia ranks 57th out of 183 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
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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