Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Zambia
Zambia: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) was 0.8139 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions in Zambia stood at 0.8139 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in Zambia peaked at 1.98 kt in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5995 kt, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 128th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5995 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.6409 kt | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.6586 kt | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6588 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6531 kt | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8703 kt | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9268 kt | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9953 kt | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 1.02 kt | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.11 kt | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 1.14 kt | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.18 kt | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 1.22 kt | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.22 kt | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.04 kt | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 1.05 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.06 kt | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.07 kt | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.09 kt | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.45 kt | +33.7% |
| 2010 | 1.72 kt | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 1.72 kt | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.92 kt | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.98 kt | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.72 kt | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9827 kt | -42.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9259 kt | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.03 kt | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9893 kt | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9893 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9893 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8139 kt | -17.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8139 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8139 kt | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.8139 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1 kt, 74% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.8139 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4885 kt, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -42.7% | 1.72 kt | 0.9827 kt |
| 2009 | +33.7% | 1.09 kt | 1.45 kt |
| 1995 | +33.3% | 0.6531 kt | 0.8703 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8132 kt | 0.5995 kt | 1.11 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 kt | 1.04 kt | 1.45 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 kt | 0.9259 kt | 1.98 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8578 kt | 0.8139 kt | 0.9893 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 industrial wastewater — emissions in Zambia?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in Zambia was 0.8139 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.98 kt in 2013.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5995 kt in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- Zambia ranks 128th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.8%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). 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.