Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Zambia

Zambia: Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) was 15,299 kt in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
15,299 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 221 countries
All-time high
15,299 kt
in 2022
All-time low
15,079 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Zambia, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 15.1k kt1991: 15.1k kt1992: 15.1k kt1993: 15.1k kt1994: 15.1k kt1995: 15.1k kt1996: 15.1k kt1997: 15.1k kt1998: 15.1k kt1999: 15.1k kt2000: 15.2k kt2001: 15.2k kt2002: 15.3k kt2003: 15.2k kt2004: 15.3k kt2005: 15.2k kt2006: 15.2k kt2007: 15.2k kt2008: 15.2k kt2009: 15.2k kt2010: 15.2k kt2011: 15.2k kt2012: 15.2k kt2013: 15.2k kt2014: 15.2k kt2015: 15.2k kt2016: 15.1k kt2017: 15.1k kt2018: 15.1k kt2019: 15.2k kt2020: 15.3k kt2021: 15.3k kt2022: 15.3k kt2023: 15.3k kt

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 15,299 kt for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia peaked at 15,299 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15,079 kt, in 1997.

Zambia ranks 15th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Zambia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 15,120 kt
1991 15,120 kt +0.0%
1992 15,120 kt +0.0%
1993 15,119 kt -0.0%
1994 15,119 kt -0.0%
1995 15,120 kt +0.0%
1996 15,092 kt -0.2%
1997 15,079 kt -0.1%
1998 15,082 kt +0.0%
1999 15,123 kt +0.3%
2000 15,213 kt +0.6%
2001 15,229 kt +0.1%
2002 15,251 kt +0.1%
2003 15,248 kt -0.0%
2004 15,251 kt +0.0%
2005 15,234 kt -0.1%
2006 15,213 kt -0.1%
2007 15,204 kt -0.1%
2008 15,211 kt +0.0%
2009 15,190 kt -0.1%
2010 15,199 kt +0.1%
2011 15,198 kt -0.0%
2012 15,197 kt -0.0%
2013 15,190 kt -0.0%
2014 15,176 kt -0.1%
2015 15,176 kt +0.0%
2016 15,149 kt -0.2%
2017 15,140 kt -0.1%
2018 15,147 kt +0.0%
2019 15,242 kt +0.6%
2020 15,255 kt +0.1%
2021 15,251 kt -0.0%
2022 15,299 kt +0.3%
2023 15,299 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15,109 kt 15,079 kt 15,123 kt 10
2000s 15,224 kt 15,190 kt 15,251 kt 10
2010s 15,182 kt 15,140 kt 15,242 kt 10
2020s 15,276 kt 15,251 kt 15,299 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 12 Ukraine 22,978 kt compare
  2. 13 Bangladesh 18,109 kt compare
  3. 14 Finland 16,664 kt compare
  4. 16 Myanmar 14,618 kt compare
  5. 17 Ireland 12,796 kt compare
  6. 18 Sweden 11,680 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia?
Drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia was 15,299 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 15,299 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 15,079 kt in 1997.
How does Zambia rank for drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq)?
Zambia ranks 15th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is drained organic soils — emissions (co2eq) 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 — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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