Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.09 t CO2eq/cap for emissions from crops — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.02 t CO2eq/cap, in 1998.
Zambia ranks 80th of 201 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.042 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.036 t CO2eq/cap | 0.02 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.068 t CO2eq/cap | 0.05 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0775 t CO2eq/cap | 0.07 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 80 Austria 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 80 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 80 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 80 Japan 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 80 Luxembourg 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 80 Portugal 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 80 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.09 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for Zambia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 7.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 4.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Zambia?
- Emissions from crops — emissions per capita in Zambia was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 2017.
- What is the lowest emissions from crops — emissions per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 t CO2eq/cap in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for emissions from crops — emissions per capita?
- Zambia ranks 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from crops — emissions per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 Emissions from crops — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.