Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Zambia
Zambia: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 6,926 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Zambia is 6,926 kt, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Zambia peaked at 13,174 kt in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,012 kt, in 2000.
That places Zambia 3rd out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,402 kt | — |
| 1991 | 8,402 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8,402 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 8,402 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 8,402 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 8,402 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,833 kt | -78.2% |
| 1997 | 1,766 kt | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 1,656 kt | -6.2% |
| 1999 | 1,661 kt | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,012 kt | -39.1% |
| 2001 | 5,812 kt | +474.2% |
| 2002 | 5,812 kt | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 8,863 kt | +52.5% |
| 2004 | 9,757 kt | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 9,756 kt | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,364 kt | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 8,214 kt | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 9,708 kt | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 8,472 kt | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 11,620 kt | +37.2% |
| 2011 | 11,743 kt | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 11,506 kt | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 11,004 kt | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 10,925 kt | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 13,174 kt | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 12,630 kt | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 12,984 kt | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 11,963 kt | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 11,829 kt | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 10,144 kt | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 8,657 kt | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 8,083 kt | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 6,926 kt | -14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,733 kt | 1,656 kt | 8,402 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,477 kt | 1,012 kt | 9,757 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,938 kt | 10,925 kt | 13,174 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,453 kt | 6,926 kt | 10,144 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 1 OECD 9,476 kt compare
- 2 Central African Republic 7,293 kt compare
- 4 Mozambique 6,551 kt compare
- 5 Canada 6,452 kt compare
- 6 Brazil 4,733 kt 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 forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Zambia?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Zambia was 6,926 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,174 kt in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,012 kt in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Zambia ranks 3rd out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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 Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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