Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Zambia

Zambia: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 28.87 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28.87 %
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
29th
of 209 countries
All-time high
46.57 %
in 2011
All-time low
16.87 %
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

010203040501990200620231990: 32.3 %1991: 32.3 %1992: 32.2 %1993: 32.1 %1994: 32.2 %1995: 32.5 %1996: 22.4 %1997: 21.6 %1998: 19.7 %1999: 20.8 %2000: 16.9 %2001: 24.7 %2002: 25.7 %2003: 31.4 %2004: 33.3 %2005: 33 %2006: 29.1 %2007: 29.4 %2008: 32.7 %2009: 30.6 %2010: 34.5 %2011: 46.6 %2012: 44.1 %2013: 43 %2014: 43.2 %2015: 45.5 %2016: 37.3 %2017: 39 %2018: 36 %2019: 36.4 %2020: 33.8 %2021: 33.1 %2022: 29.8 %2023: 28.9 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Zambia is 28.87 %, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Zambia peaked at 46.57 % in 2011 and was at its lowest, 16.87 %, in 2000.

Zambia ranks 29th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.8 % 19.73 % 32.49 % 10
2000s 28.69 % 16.87 % 33.29 % 10
2010s 40.56 % 34.49 % 46.57 % 10
2020s 31.39 % 28.87 % 33.78 % 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Zambia?
Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Zambia was 28.87 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 46.57 % in 2011.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.87 % in 2000.
How does Zambia rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
Zambia ranks 29th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.