Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Zambia
Zambia: Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production was 9.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023. ▼ Falling
Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg CO2eq/Int$.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 9.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ for farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.9% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Zambia peaked at 31.56 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9.21 kg CO2eq/Int$, in 2023.
That places Zambia 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kg CO2eq/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.56 kg CO2eq/Int$ | — |
| 2005 | 21.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -32.8% |
| 2006 | 19.81 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 20.24 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 18.96 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 14.11 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 12.81 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 11.73 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 12.28 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 12.46 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 11.56 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 13.4 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +15.9% |
| 2016 | 12.18 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 9.67 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 10.48 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 11.35 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 10.12 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 9.78 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 11.08 kg CO2eq/Int$ | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 9.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | -16.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.56 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 31.56 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 31.56 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.87 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 14.11 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 21.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.79 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 9.67 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 13.4 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.05 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 9.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 11.08 kg CO2eq/Int$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 8 Iceland 11.17 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 9 Cabo Verde 2.67 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 9 Mauritania 10.46 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 10 Somalia 10.07 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.18 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 12 Djibouti 8.97 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 13 Sudan (former) 8.75 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
- 14 Estonia 8.57 kg CO2eq/Int$ compare
More climate change data for Zambia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Zambia?
- Farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production in Zambia was 9.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.56 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.21 kg CO2eq/Int$ in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production?
- Zambia ranks 11th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is farm gate — emissions per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Farm gate — Emissions per value of agricultural production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.