Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Zambia
Zambia: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.0002 kt per square kilometre for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Zambia peaked at 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2002.
That places Zambia 81st out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +80.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +69.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +26.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0002 kt per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0002 kt per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, 75% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 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 burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Zambia?
- Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per in Zambia was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per?
- Zambia ranks 81st out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. 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 Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.