Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Zambia
Zambia: Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) was 0.002 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food packaging — emissions in Zambia is 0.002 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 572.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in Zambia peaked at 0.002 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt, in 2011.
That places Zambia 52nd out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 kt | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 kt | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 kt | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 kt | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 kt | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 kt | +37.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 kt | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 kt | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 kt | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 kt | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 kt | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 kt | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 kt | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kt | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 kt | -29.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 kt | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 kt | +44.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 kt | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 kt | -46.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 kt | +37.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 kt | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 kt | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 kt | +50.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 kt | +23.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 kt | +147.2% |
| 2018 | 0.002 kt | +47.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 kt | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 kt | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 kt | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 kt | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 0.002 kt | +4.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.002 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kt, 5.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.002 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 kt, 7.3× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +147.2% | 0.0005 kt | 0.0013 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0004 kt | 0.0003 kt | 0.0005 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 kt | 0.0003 kt | 0.0005 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 kt | 0.0002 kt | 0.002 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 kt | 0.0017 kt | 0.002 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 0.002 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 0.002 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for food packaging — emissions?
- Zambia ranks 52nd out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 572.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.