Food Packaging — Emissions in Zambia
Zambia: Food Packaging — Emissions was 0.0028 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food Packaging — Emissions in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — emissions in Zambia stood at 0.0028 kt.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Zambia peaked at 0.0036 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0017 kt, in 2011.
That places Zambia 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Emissions in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0032 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0032 kt | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 kt | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 kt | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.003 kt | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.003 kt | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0024 kt | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.003 kt | +23.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 kt | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 kt | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0025 kt | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 kt | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 kt | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 kt | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 kt | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 kt | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 kt | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 kt | -27.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 kt | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 kt | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0032 kt | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 kt | -45.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0024 kt | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 kt | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 kt | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 kt | +47.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 kt | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 kt | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 kt | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 kt | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 kt | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0025 kt | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 kt | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 kt | +4.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0028 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0036 kt, 79% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0028 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 kt, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0029 kt | 0.0024 kt | 0.0032 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0029 kt | 0.0024 kt | 0.0035 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 kt | 0.0017 kt | 0.0036 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 kt | 0.0025 kt | 0.0028 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 70 Albania 0.0037 kt compare
- 71 Kyrgyzstan 0.0033 kt compare
- 72 New Zealand 0.003 kt compare
- 74 Denmark 0.0027 kt compare
- 75 Saudi Arabia 0.0026 kt compare
- 76 New Caledonia 0.0026 kt compare
More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food packaging — emissions in Zambia?
- Food packaging — emissions in Zambia was 0.0028 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 kt in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Zambia ranks 73rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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 Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.