Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Zambia

Zambia: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,328 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,328 kt
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
83rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,328 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,146 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) in Zambia, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 1.1k kt1991: 1.2k kt1992: 1.2k kt1993: 1.2k kt1994: 1.2k kt1995: 1.2k kt1996: 1.2k kt1997: 1.2k kt1998: 1.2k kt1999: 1.2k kt2000: 1.2k kt2001: 1.2k kt2002: 1.2k kt2003: 1.2k kt2004: 1.2k kt2005: 1.2k kt2006: 1.3k kt2007: 1.3k kt2008: 1.3k kt2009: 1.3k kt2010: 1.3k kt2011: 1.3k kt2012: 1.3k kt2013: 1.3k kt2014: 1.3k kt2015: 1.3k kt2016: 1.3k kt2017: 1.3k kt2018: 1.3k kt2019: 1.3k kt2020: 1.3k kt2021: 1.3k kt2022: 1.3k kt2023: 1.3k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia is 1,328 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia peaked at 1,328 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,146 kt, in 1990.

Zambia ranks 83rd of 192 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,191 kt 1,146 kt 1,215 kt 10
2000s 1,243 kt 1,217 kt 1,281 kt 10
2010s 1,314 kt 1,290 kt 1,325 kt 10
2020s 1,325 kt 1,322 kt 1,328 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 80 Czechia 1,358 kt compare
  2. 81 Paraguay 1,354 kt compare
  3. 82 Lebanon 1,337 kt compare
  4. 84 Yemen 1,323 kt compare
  5. 85 Somalia 1,297 kt compare
  6. 86 Serbia and Montenegro 1,290 kt compare

See the full ranking of 226 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia?
Solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) in Zambia was 1,328 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 1,328 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,146 kt in 1990.
How does Zambia rank for solid food waste — emissions (co2eq)?
Zambia ranks 83rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
Is solid food waste — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,416 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.