Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Zambia
Zambia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) was 47.44 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 47.44 kt for solid food waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions in Zambia peaked at 47.44 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.95 kt, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 84th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.95 kt | — |
| 1991 | 41.54 kt | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 41.97 kt | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 42.31 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 42.63 kt | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 42.9 kt | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 43.07 kt | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 43.29 kt | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 43.36 kt | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 43.4 kt | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 43.46 kt | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 43.57 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 43.66 kt | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 43.81 kt | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 44.03 kt | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 44.34 kt | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.77 kt | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 45.14 kt | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 45.54 kt | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 45.76 kt | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 46.07 kt | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 46.38 kt | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 46.65 kt | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 46.9 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 47.07 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 47.09 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.1 kt | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.22 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.31 kt | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.32 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 47.2 kt | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.22 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.37 kt | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 47.44 kt | +0.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 47.44 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.44 kt, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 47.44 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4 kt, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.54 kt | 40.95 kt | 43.4 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.41 kt | 43.46 kt | 45.76 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.91 kt | 46.07 kt | 47.32 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.31 kt | 47.2 kt | 47.44 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid food waste — emissions in Zambia?
- Solid food waste — emissions in Zambia was 47.44 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.44 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.95 kt in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for solid food waste — emissions?
- Zambia ranks 84th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.