Energy — Emissions in Zambia

Zambia: Energy — Emissions was 8,470 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,470 kt
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
110th
of 197 countries
All-time high
8,470 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,630 kt
in 2000
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Zambia, 1961–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions in Zambia is 8,470 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 128.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Zambia peaked at 8,470 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,630 kt, in 2000.

Zambia ranks 110th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,811 kt 3,200 kt 4,650 kt 9
1970s 3,760 kt 3,410 kt 4,390 kt 10
1980s 2,926 kt 2,410 kt 3,450 kt 10
1990s 2,106 kt 1,660 kt 2,320 kt 10
2000s 2,031 kt 1,630 kt 2,600 kt 10
2010s 4,564 kt 2,690 kt 6,800 kt 10
2020s 7,835 kt 7,070 kt 8,470 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 107 Costa Rica 9,030 kt compare
  2. 108 Georgia 9,020 kt compare
  3. 109 Cameroon 8,760 kt compare
  4. 111 Papua New Guinea 8,000 kt compare
  5. 112 Uruguay 7,910 kt compare
  6. 113 El Salvador 7,770 kt compare

See the full ranking of 252 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Zambia?
Energy — emissions in Zambia was 8,470 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 8,470 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,630 kt in 2000.
How does Zambia rank for energy — emissions?
Zambia ranks 110th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 128.3%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
252 places, 14,511 data points, 1961–2023
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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