Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Zambia

Zambia: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 7,345 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,345 kt
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
3rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
13,914 kt
in 2017
All-time low
3,539 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Zambia, 1990–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200620231990: 9.5k kt1991: 9.5k kt1992: 9.5k kt1993: 9.5k kt1994: 9.5k kt1995: 9.5k kt1996: 6.3k kt1997: 6.0k kt1998: 5.5k kt1999: 5.6k kt2000: 3.5k kt2001: 5.6k kt2002: 6.2k kt2003: 9.5k kt2004: 10.5k kt2005: 10.6k kt2006: 7.9k kt2007: 8.5k kt2008: 10.3k kt2009: 8.9k kt2010: 11.9k kt2011: 12.3k kt2012: 11.9k kt2013: 11.2k kt2014: 11.3k kt2015: 13.8k kt2016: 13.0k kt2017: 13.9k kt2018: 12.3k kt2019: 12.7k kt2020: 10.8k kt2021: 9.4k kt2022: 8.3k kt2023: 7.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 7,345 kt for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.

The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Zambia peaked at 13,914 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,539 kt, in 2000.

Zambia ranks 3rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Zambia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 9,454 kt
1991 9,454 kt +0.0%
1992 9,454 kt +0.0%
1993 9,454 kt +0.0%
1994 9,454 kt +0.0%
1995 9,454 kt +0.0%
1996 6,252 kt -33.9%
1997 5,989 kt -4.2%
1998 5,461 kt -8.8%
1999 5,622 kt +2.9%
2000 3,539 kt -37.0%
2001 5,589 kt +57.9%
2002 6,207 kt +11.1%
2003 9,468 kt +52.5%
2004 10,452 kt +10.4%
2005 10,596 kt +1.4%
2006 7,929 kt -25.2%
2007 8,454 kt +6.6%
2008 10,258 kt +21.3%
2009 8,900 kt -13.2%
2010 11,944 kt +34.2%
2011 12,285 kt +2.9%
2012 11,866 kt -3.4%
2013 11,235 kt -5.3%
2014 11,281 kt +0.4%
2015 13,765 kt +22.0%
2016 13,040 kt -5.3%
2017 13,914 kt +6.7%
2018 12,275 kt -11.8%
2019 12,736 kt +3.8%
2020 10,786 kt -15.3%
2021 9,429 kt -12.6%
2022 8,273 kt -12.3%
2023 7,345 kt -11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,005 kt 5,461 kt 9,454 kt 10
2000s 8,139 kt 3,539 kt 10,596 kt 10
2010s 12,434 kt 11,235 kt 13,914 kt 10
2020s 8,958 kt 7,345 kt 10,786 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 1 Indonesia 67,309 kt compare
  2. 2 Central African Republic 8,016 kt compare
  3. 4 Brazil 5,408 kt compare
  4. 5 Angola 5,302 kt compare
  5. 6 Myanmar 5,199 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Zambia?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Zambia was 7,345 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 13,914 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,539 kt in 2000.
How does Zambia rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Zambia ranks 3rd out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 data points, 1990–2023
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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