Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in Zambia

Zambia: Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions was 14,565 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
14,565 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 221 countries
All-time high
14,565 kt
in 2022
All-time low
14,354 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in Zambia, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 14.4k kt1991: 14.4k kt1992: 14.4k kt1993: 14.4k kt1994: 14.4k kt1995: 14.4k kt1996: 14.4k kt1997: 14.4k kt1998: 14.4k kt1999: 14.4k kt2000: 14.5k kt2001: 14.5k kt2002: 14.5k kt2003: 14.5k kt2004: 14.5k kt2005: 14.5k kt2006: 14.5k kt2007: 14.5k kt2008: 14.5k kt2009: 14.5k kt2010: 14.5k kt2011: 14.5k kt2012: 14.5k kt2013: 14.5k kt2014: 14.4k kt2015: 14.4k kt2016: 14.4k kt2017: 14.4k kt2018: 14.4k kt2019: 14.5k kt2020: 14.5k kt2021: 14.5k kt2022: 14.6k kt2023: 14.6k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Zambia stood at 14,565 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Zambia peaked at 14,565 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14,354 kt, in 1997.

Zambia ranks 14th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2) in Zambia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 14,391 kt
1991 14,391 kt +0.0%
1992 14,391 kt +0.0%
1993 14,391 kt -0.0%
1994 14,391 kt -0.0%
1995 14,392 kt +0.0%
1996 14,366 kt -0.2%
1997 14,354 kt -0.1%
1998 14,356 kt +0.0%
1999 14,396 kt +0.3%
2000 14,482 kt +0.6%
2001 14,496 kt +0.1%
2002 14,518 kt +0.1%
2003 14,515 kt -0.0%
2004 14,518 kt +0.0%
2005 14,502 kt -0.1%
2006 14,482 kt -0.1%
2007 14,474 kt -0.1%
2008 14,481 kt +0.0%
2009 14,460 kt -0.1%
2010 14,469 kt +0.1%
2011 14,468 kt -0.0%
2012 14,467 kt -0.0%
2013 14,461 kt -0.0%
2014 14,447 kt -0.1%
2015 14,447 kt +0.0%
2016 14,421 kt -0.2%
2017 14,413 kt -0.1%
2018 14,420 kt +0.0%
2019 14,511 kt +0.6%
2020 14,523 kt +0.1%
2021 14,519 kt -0.0%
2022 14,565 kt +0.3%
2023 14,565 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,382 kt 14,354 kt 14,396 kt 10
2000s 14,493 kt 14,460 kt 14,518 kt 10
2010s 14,452 kt 14,413 kt 14,511 kt 10
2020s 14,543 kt 14,519 kt 14,565 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 11 Papua New Guinea 22,096 kt compare
  2. 12 Ukraine 19,358 kt compare
  3. 13 Bangladesh 17,384 kt compare
  4. 15 Finland 14,036 kt compare
  5. 16 Myanmar 14,024 kt compare
  6. 17 Ireland 10,800 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Zambia?
Drained organic soils (co2) — emissions in Zambia was 14,565 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 14,565 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils (co2) — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 14,354 kt in 1997.
How does Zambia rank for drained organic soils (co2) — emissions?
Zambia ranks 14th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils (co2) — emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils (CO2) — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 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