Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Zambia

Zambia: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 72.96 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
72.96 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
75th
of 227 countries
All-time high
72.96 kt
in 2023
All-time low
50.82 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Zambia, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 50.8 kt1991: 51.7 kt1992: 52.4 kt1993: 53 kt1994: 53.5 kt1995: 54.2 kt1996: 54.7 kt1997: 55.3 kt1998: 55.7 kt1999: 56.1 kt2000: 56.5 kt2001: 57 kt2002: 57.6 kt2003: 58.1 kt2004: 58.6 kt2005: 59.3 kt2006: 60.3 kt2007: 61.2 kt2008: 62.1 kt2009: 63.3 kt2010: 64.4 kt2011: 65.3 kt2012: 66.3 kt2013: 67.2 kt2014: 67.7 kt2015: 67.6 kt2016: 68.2 kt2017: 69 kt2018: 69.7 kt2019: 70.4 kt2020: 70.9 kt2021: 71.4 kt2022: 72.2 kt2023: 73 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in Zambia stood at 72.96 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in Zambia peaked at 72.96 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.82 kt, in 1990.

That places Zambia 75th out of 227 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4) in Zambia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 50.82 kt —
1991 51.7 kt +1.7%
1992 52.38 kt +1.3%
1993 52.96 kt +1.1%
1994 53.51 kt +1.0%
1995 54.23 kt +1.4%
1996 54.72 kt +0.9%
1997 55.29 kt +1.1%
1998 55.67 kt +0.7%
1999 56.11 kt +0.8%
2000 56.54 kt +0.8%
2001 57.05 kt +0.9%
2002 57.56 kt +0.9%
2003 58.1 kt +0.9%
2004 58.57 kt +0.8%
2005 59.34 kt +1.3%
2006 60.28 kt +1.6%
2007 61.16 kt +1.5%
2008 62.13 kt +1.6%
2009 63.28 kt +1.9%
2010 64.43 kt +1.8%
2011 65.3 kt +1.3%
2012 66.33 kt +1.6%
2013 67.22 kt +1.3%
2014 67.73 kt +0.8%
2015 67.62 kt -0.2%
2016 68.19 kt +0.8%
2017 69.03 kt +1.2%
2018 69.71 kt +1.0%
2019 70.36 kt +0.9%
2020 70.9 kt +0.8%
2021 71.41 kt +0.7%
2022 72.21 kt +1.1%
2023 72.96 kt +1.0%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 72.96 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.94 kt, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 72.96 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.46 kt, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.74 kt 50.82 kt 56.11 kt 10
2000s 59.4 kt 56.54 kt 63.28 kt 10
2010s 67.59 kt 64.43 kt 70.36 kt 10
2020s 71.87 kt 70.9 kt 72.96 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 72 Belarus 76.29 kt compare
  2. 73 Honduras 73.92 kt compare
  3. 74 Jordan 73.59 kt compare
  4. 76 Czechia 69.63 kt compare
  5. 77 Somalia 68.43 kt compare
  6. 78 Nicaragua 67.24 kt compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in Zambia?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in Zambia was 72.96 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 72.96 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 50.82 kt in 1990.
How does Zambia rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
Zambia ranks 75th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,234 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.