Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Zambia

Zambia: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 6,347 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6,347 kt
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
2nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
12,023 kt
in 2017
All-time low
985.16 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Zambia, 1990–2023

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 7.6k kt1991: 7.6k kt1992: 7.6k kt1993: 7.6k kt1994: 7.6k kt1995: 7.6k kt1996: 1.7k kt1997: 1.7k kt1998: 1.5k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 985.2 kt2001: 4.8k kt2002: 5.4k kt2003: 8.2k kt2004: 9.0k kt2005: 9.2k kt2006: 6.9k kt2007: 7.3k kt2008: 8.9k kt2009: 7.7k kt2010: 10.3k kt2011: 10.6k kt2012: 10.3k kt2013: 9.7k kt2014: 9.7k kt2015: 11.9k kt2016: 11.3k kt2017: 12.0k kt2018: 10.6k kt2019: 11.0k kt2020: 9.3k kt2021: 8.1k kt2022: 7.1k kt2023: 6.3k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Zambia is 6,347 kt, measured 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 n2o in Zambia peaked at 12,023 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 985.16 kt, in 2000.

Zambia ranks 2nd 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 N2O in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Zambia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 7,627 kt
1991 7,627 kt +0.0%
1992 7,627 kt +0.0%
1993 7,627 kt +0.0%
1994 7,627 kt +0.0%
1995 7,627 kt +0.0%
1996 1,740 kt -77.2%
1997 1,667 kt -4.2%
1998 1,520 kt -8.8%
1999 1,565 kt +2.9%
2000 985.16 kt -37.0%
2001 4,830 kt +390.3%
2002 5,364 kt +11.1%
2003 8,181 kt +52.5%
2004 9,032 kt +10.4%
2005 9,156 kt +1.4%
2006 6,852 kt -25.2%
2007 7,305 kt +6.6%
2008 8,864 kt +21.3%
2009 7,691 kt -13.2%
2010 10,322 kt +34.2%
2011 10,616 kt +2.9%
2012 10,254 kt -3.4%
2013 9,709 kt -5.3%
2014 9,748 kt +0.4%
2015 11,895 kt +22.0%
2016 11,268 kt -5.3%
2017 12,023 kt +6.7%
2018 10,607 kt -11.8%
2019 11,006 kt +3.8%
2020 9,320 kt -15.3%
2021 8,148 kt -12.6%
2022 7,149 kt -12.3%
2023 6,347 kt -11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,225 kt 1,520 kt 7,627 kt 10
2000s 6,826 kt 985.16 kt 9,156 kt 10
2010s 10,745 kt 9,709 kt 12,023 kt 10
2020s 7,741 kt 6,347 kt 9,320 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 1 Central African Republic 6,927 kt compare
  2. 3 Brazil 4,674 kt compare
  3. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10,178 kt compare
  4. 4 Angola 4,581 kt compare
  5. 5 Myanmar 3,592 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Zambia?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Zambia was 6,347 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 12,023 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 985.16 kt in 2000.
How does Zambia rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Zambia ranks 2nd out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) from n2o 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 N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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