Energy — Emissions Share in Zambia
Zambia: Energy — Emissions Share was 3.23 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions Share in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy — emissions share in Zambia is 3.23 %, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 160.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions share in Zambia peaked at 3.23 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.89 %, in 1990.
That places Zambia 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.22 % | 0.89 % | 1.72 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 % | 1.06 % | 1.97 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 % | 1.16 % | 2.89 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.99 % | 2.82 % | 3.23 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 168 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.57 % compare
- 169 Kenya 3.5 % compare
- 170 Syrian Arab Republic 3.29 % compare
- 172 Belarus 3.17 % compare
- 173 Lithuania 3.16 % compare
- 173 Uzbekistan 3.16 % 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 energy — emissions share in Zambia?
- Energy — emissions share in Zambia was 3.23 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions share recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions share recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.89 % in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for energy — emissions share?
- Zambia ranks 171st out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions share rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.5%. 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 Share (N2O). 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.