Electricity — Emissions in Zambia

Zambia: Electricity — Emissions was 0.3746 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3746 kt
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
74th
of 142 countries
All-time high
0.3751 kt
in 2019
All-time low
0.1068 kt
in 2006
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Electricity — Emissions in Zambia, 1990–2023

0.10.20.30.41990200620231990: 0.215 kt1991: 0.226 kt1992: 0.294 kt1993: 0.24 kt1994: 0.24 kt1995: 0.233 kt1996: 0.215 kt1997: 0.166 kt1998: 0.154 kt1999: 0.158 kt2000: 0.155 kt2001: 0.152 kt2002: 0.168 kt2003: 0.2 kt2004: 0.119 kt2005: 0.113 kt2006: 0.107 kt2007: 0.226 kt2008: 0.199 kt2009: 0.203 kt2010: 0.233 kt2011: 0.256 kt2012: 0.294 kt2013: 0.324 kt2014: 0.289 kt2015: 0.312 kt2016: 0.274 kt2017: 0.314 kt2018: 0.356 kt2019: 0.375 kt2020: 0.314 kt2021: 0.352 kt2022: 0.344 kt2023: 0.375 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for electricity — emissions in Zambia is 0.3746 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Zambia peaked at 0.3751 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1068 kt, in 2006.

That places Zambia 74th out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Electricity — Emissions in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Electricity — Emissions (CH4) in Zambia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2148 kt —
1991 0.2256 kt +5.0%
1992 0.294 kt +30.3%
1993 0.24 kt -18.4%
1994 0.24 kt +0.0%
1995 0.2328 kt -3.0%
1996 0.2148 kt -7.7%
1997 0.1656 kt -22.9%
1998 0.1536 kt -7.2%
1999 0.1584 kt +3.1%
2000 0.1548 kt -2.3%
2001 0.1524 kt -1.6%
2002 0.168 kt +10.2%
2003 0.2004 kt +19.3%
2004 0.1188 kt -40.7%
2005 0.1128 kt -5.1%
2006 0.1068 kt -5.3%
2007 0.2256 kt +111.2%
2008 0.1992 kt -11.7%
2009 0.2028 kt +1.8%
2010 0.2328 kt +14.8%
2011 0.2556 kt +9.8%
2012 0.294 kt +15.0%
2013 0.324 kt +10.2%
2014 0.2892 kt -10.7%
2015 0.3125 kt +8.1%
2016 0.2736 kt -12.4%
2017 0.3138 kt +14.7%
2018 0.3564 kt +13.6%
2019 0.3751 kt +5.2%
2020 0.3137 kt -16.4%
2021 0.3525 kt +12.4%
2022 0.3438 kt -2.5%
2023 0.3746 kt +9.0%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0.3746 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3241 kt, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0.3746 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0505 kt, 7.4× the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Electricity — Emissions in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +111.2% 0.1068 kt 0.2256 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.214 kt 0.1536 kt 0.294 kt 10
2000s 0.1642 kt 0.1068 kt 0.2256 kt 10
2010s 0.3027 kt 0.2328 kt 0.3751 kt 10
2020s 0.3461 kt 0.3137 kt 0.3746 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 71 Costa Rica 0.4343 kt compare
  2. 72 Iceland 0.4227 kt compare
  3. 73 Nepal 0.378 kt compare
  4. 75 Sudan (former) 0.3696 kt compare
  5. 76 Eswatini 0.348 kt compare
  6. 77 Bulgaria 0.3335 kt compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity — emissions in Zambia?
Electricity — emissions in Zambia was 0.3746 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3751 kt in 2019.
What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1068 kt in 2006.
How does Zambia rank for electricity — emissions?
Zambia ranks 74th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Electricity — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Electricity — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
187 places, 5,248 data points, 1990–2023
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