Drained organic soils — Emissions in Zambia

Zambia: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 2.77 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2.77 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2.77 kt
in 2022
All-time low
2.74 kt
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Zambia, 1990–2024

01231990200720241990: 2.7 kt1991: 2.7 kt1992: 2.7 kt1993: 2.7 kt1994: 2.7 kt1995: 2.7 kt1996: 2.7 kt1997: 2.7 kt1998: 2.7 kt1999: 2.7 kt2000: 2.8 kt2001: 2.8 kt2002: 2.8 kt2003: 2.8 kt2004: 2.8 kt2005: 2.8 kt2006: 2.8 kt2007: 2.8 kt2008: 2.8 kt2009: 2.8 kt2010: 2.8 kt2011: 2.8 kt2012: 2.8 kt2013: 2.8 kt2014: 2.8 kt2015: 2.8 kt2016: 2.7 kt2017: 2.7 kt2018: 2.7 kt2019: 2.8 kt2020: 2.8 kt2021: 2.8 kt2022: 2.8 kt2023: 2.8 kt2024: 2.8 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Zambia is 2.77 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

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

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Zambia peaked at 2.77 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.74 kt, in 1997.

Zambia ranks 27th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Drained organic soils — Emissions in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Zambia, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 2.75 kt
1991 2.75 kt +0.0%
1992 2.75 kt +0.0%
1993 2.75 kt +0.0%
1994 2.75 kt +0.0%
1995 2.75 kt -0.0%
1996 2.74 kt -0.2%
1997 2.74 kt -0.1%
1998 2.74 kt +0.0%
1999 2.74 kt +0.2%
2000 2.76 kt +0.6%
2001 2.76 kt +0.1%
2002 2.77 kt +0.1%
2003 2.77 kt -0.0%
2004 2.77 kt +0.0%
2005 2.76 kt -0.1%
2006 2.76 kt -0.1%
2007 2.76 kt -0.1%
2008 2.76 kt +0.0%
2009 2.75 kt -0.2%
2010 2.76 kt +0.1%
2011 2.75 kt -0.0%
2012 2.75 kt -0.0%
2013 2.75 kt -0.0%
2014 2.75 kt -0.1%
2015 2.75 kt +0.0%
2016 2.75 kt -0.2%
2017 2.74 kt -0.1%
2018 2.75 kt +0.0%
2019 2.76 kt +0.5%
2020 2.76 kt +0.1%
2021 2.76 kt -0.0%
2022 2.77 kt +0.3%
2023 2.77 kt +0.0%
2024 2.77 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.74 kt 2.74 kt 2.75 kt 10
2000s 2.76 kt 2.75 kt 2.77 kt 10
2010s 2.75 kt 2.74 kt 2.76 kt 10
2020s 2.77 kt 2.76 kt 2.77 kt 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 24 Japan 2.98 kt compare
  2. 25 China 2.77 kt compare
  3. 25 China, mainland 2.77 kt compare
  4. 28 Bangladesh 2.73 kt compare
  5. 29 Australia and New Zealand 2.7 kt compare
  6. 30 Myanmar 2.24 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in Zambia?
Drained organic soils — emissions in Zambia was 2.77 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 2.77 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.74 kt in 1997.
How does Zambia rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
Zambia ranks 27th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — 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 — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.