Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Zambia

Zambia: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 780.53 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
780.53 kt
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
60th
of 202 countries
All-time high
780.53 kt
in 2023
All-time low
295.54 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in Zambia, 1990–2023

02004006008001990200620231990: 295.5 kt1991: 302.6 kt1992: 310.1 kt1993: 317 kt1994: 326 kt1995: 334.6 kt1996: 341.9 kt1997: 349.3 kt1998: 358.2 kt1999: 367.3 kt2000: 375.7 kt2001: 387.2 kt2002: 398.9 kt2003: 413.3 kt2004: 424.7 kt2005: 444 kt2006: 454.9 kt2007: 469.6 kt2008: 489.6 kt2009: 509.7 kt2010: 531.1 kt2011: 549.7 kt2012: 569.6 kt2013: 589.2 kt2014: 604.3 kt2015: 625.2 kt2016: 644.5 kt2017: 663.3 kt2018: 683.1 kt2019: 694.1 kt2020: 713.3 kt2021: 736.8 kt2022: 759 kt2023: 780.5 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia is 780.53 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 32.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia peaked at 780.53 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 295.54 kt, in 1990.

Zambia ranks 60th of 202 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 330.26 kt 295.54 kt 367.26 kt 10
2000s 436.76 kt 375.69 kt 509.72 kt 10
2010s 615.39 kt 531.08 kt 694.12 kt 10
2020s 747.41 kt 713.28 kt 780.53 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 57 Kazakhstan 929.09 kt compare
  2. 58 Chile 884.59 kt compare
  3. 59 Malawi 827.83 kt compare
  4. 61 Guatemala 775.35 kt compare
  5. 62 Chad 771.34 kt compare
  6. 63 Ecuador 759.13 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia?
Domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia was 780.53 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 780.53 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 295.54 kt in 1990.
How does Zambia rank for domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
Zambia ranks 60th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.5%. 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 Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 8,353 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.