Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0001 kt per person.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0001 kt per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1969.
Zambia ranks 182nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 kt per person | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 kt per person | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 kt per person | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kt per person | -4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 kt per person | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 kt per person | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 kt per person | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per person | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 kt per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kt per person | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 kt per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 kt per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 kt per person | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 179 Mozambique 0.0001 kt per person compare
- 180 Niger 0.0001 kt per person compare
- 181 Afghanistan 0.0001 kt per person compare
- 183 Syria 0.0001 kt per person compare
- 184 Nauru 0 kt per person compare
- 185 Switzerland 0 kt per person compare
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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1969.
- How does Zambia rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.