Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Zambia

Zambia: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,759 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,759 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
112th
of 227 countries
All-time high
2,759 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,610 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) in Zambia, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 1.6k kt1991: 1.6k kt1992: 1.7k kt1993: 1.7k kt1994: 1.7k kt1995: 1.7k kt1996: 1.7k kt1997: 1.9k kt1998: 1.7k kt1999: 1.7k kt2000: 1.8k kt2001: 1.8k kt2002: 1.8k kt2003: 1.8k kt2004: 1.8k kt2005: 1.9k kt2006: 1.9k kt2007: 1.9k kt2008: 2.0k kt2009: 2.0k kt2010: 2.1k kt2011: 2.1k kt2012: 2.2k kt2013: 2.2k kt2014: 2.3k kt2015: 2.3k kt2016: 2.4k kt2017: 2.5k kt2018: 2.5k kt2019: 2.5k kt2020: 2.6k kt2021: 2.7k kt2022: 2.7k kt2023: 2.8k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia is 2,759 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia peaked at 2,759 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,610 kt, in 1990.

That places Zambia 112th 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 (CO2eq) in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Zambia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,610 kt —
1991 1,637 kt +1.7%
1992 1,664 kt +1.6%
1993 1,677 kt +0.8%
1994 1,691 kt +0.8%
1995 1,702 kt +0.6%
1996 1,673 kt -1.7%
1997 1,859 kt +11.1%
1998 1,738 kt -6.5%
1999 1,742 kt +0.2%
2000 1,751 kt +0.5%
2001 1,770 kt +1.1%
2002 1,796 kt +1.4%
2003 1,825 kt +1.6%
2004 1,835 kt +0.6%
2005 1,873 kt +2.1%
2006 1,902 kt +1.6%
2007 1,934 kt +1.6%
2008 1,963 kt +1.5%
2009 2,042 kt +4.0%
2010 2,080 kt +1.9%
2011 2,109 kt +1.4%
2012 2,164 kt +2.6%
2013 2,225 kt +2.8%
2014 2,272 kt +2.1%
2015 2,312 kt +1.7%
2016 2,356 kt +1.9%
2017 2,476 kt +5.1%
2018 2,520 kt +1.8%
2019 2,544 kt +1.0%
2020 2,603 kt +2.3%
2021 2,660 kt +2.2%
2022 2,722 kt +2.3%
2023 2,759 kt +1.4%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 2,759 kt is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4,316 kt, 64% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 2,759 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,047 kt, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,699 kt 1,610 kt 1,859 kt 10
2000s 1,869 kt 1,751 kt 2,042 kt 10
2010s 2,306 kt 2,080 kt 2,544 kt 10
2020s 2,686 kt 2,603 kt 2,759 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 109 Costa Rica 3,095 kt compare
  2. 110 Nicaragua 3,069 kt compare
  3. 111 Norway 2,927 kt compare
  4. 113 Mali 2,715 kt compare
  5. 114 Benin 2,696 kt compare
  6. 115 Paraguay 2,681 kt compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia?
Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia was 2,759 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 2,759 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,610 kt in 1990.
How does Zambia rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq)?
Zambia ranks 112th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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.