Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Zambia

Zambia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 179.94 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
179.94 kt
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
84th
of 201 countries
All-time high
179.94 kt
in 2023
All-time low
35.51 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Zambia, 1961–2023

50100150200196119922023

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 179.94 kt for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Zambia peaked at 179.94 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.51 kt, in 1961.

That places Zambia 84th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Zambia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 35.51 kt
1962 37.1 kt +4.5%
1963 38.95 kt +5.0%
1964 40.81 kt +4.8%
1965 42.93 kt +5.2%
1966 45.05 kt +4.9%
1967 47.17 kt +4.7%
1968 49.02 kt +3.9%
1969 50.88 kt +3.8%
1970 47.44 kt -6.8%
1971 49.29 kt +3.9%
1972 51.94 kt +5.4%
1973 51.41 kt -1.0%
1974 54.85 kt +6.7%
1975 56.98 kt +3.9%
1976 57.77 kt +1.4%
1977 62.54 kt +8.3%
1978 60.69 kt -3.0%
1979 60.69 kt +0.0%
1980 60.69 kt +0.0%
1981 60.42 kt -0.4%
1982 60.16 kt -0.4%
1983 61.22 kt +1.8%
1984 63.34 kt +3.5%
1985 62.8 kt -0.8%
1986 64.92 kt +3.4%
1987 67.05 kt +3.3%
1988 69.43 kt +3.6%
1989 69.96 kt +0.8%
1990 70.75 kt +1.1%
1991 71.28 kt +0.7%
1992 74.73 kt +4.8%
1993 76.58 kt +2.5%
1994 80.03 kt +4.5%
1995 80.56 kt +0.7%
1996 81.36 kt +1.0%
1997 81.62 kt +0.3%
1998 82.15 kt +0.6%
1999 82.68 kt +0.6%
2000 81.09 kt -1.9%
2001 83.21 kt +2.6%
2002 86.92 kt +4.5%
2003 89.31 kt +2.7%
2004 94.87 kt +6.2%
2005 96.19 kt +1.4%
2006 98.05 kt +1.9%
2007 97.78 kt -0.3%
2008 102.82 kt +5.1%
2009 111.3 kt +8.2%
2010 119.78 kt +7.6%
2011 128.79 kt +7.5%
2012 137.8 kt +7.0%
2013 146.28 kt +6.2%
2014 154.23 kt +5.4%
2015 159.79 kt +3.6%
2016 163.77 kt +2.5%
2017 166.69 kt +1.8%
2018 163.77 kt -1.7%
2019 168.54 kt +2.9%
2020 172.25 kt +2.2%
2021 175.43 kt +1.8%
2022 177.55 kt +1.2%
2023 179.94 kt +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 43.05 kt 35.51 kt 50.88 kt 9
1970s 55.36 kt 47.44 kt 62.54 kt 10
1980s 64 kt 60.16 kt 69.96 kt 10
1990s 78.17 kt 70.75 kt 82.68 kt 10
2000s 94.15 kt 81.09 kt 111.3 kt 10
2010s 150.94 kt 119.78 kt 168.54 kt 10
2020s 176.29 kt 172.25 kt 179.94 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 81 Finland 184.18 kt compare
  2. 82 China, Hong Kong SAR 182.85 kt compare
  3. 83 Slovakia 180.73 kt compare
  4. 85 Switzerland 177.81 kt compare
  5. 86 Azerbaijan 176.75 kt compare
  6. 87 Costa Rica 175.43 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Zambia?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Zambia was 179.94 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 179.94 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 35.51 kt in 1961.
How does Zambia rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Zambia ranks 84th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf