Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Zambia
Zambia: Waste — Emissions (N2O) was 0.679 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.679 kt for waste — emissions 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 in Zambia peaked at 0.679 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.134 kt, in 1961.
Zambia ranks 101st of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (N2O) in Zambia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.134 kt | — |
| 1962 | 0.14 kt | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.147 kt | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.154 kt | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.162 kt | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 0.17 kt | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.178 kt | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.185 kt | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 0.192 kt | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.179 kt | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.186 kt | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.196 kt | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.194 kt | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.207 kt | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.215 kt | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.218 kt | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.236 kt | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.229 kt | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.229 kt | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.229 kt | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.228 kt | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.227 kt | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.231 kt | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.239 kt | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.237 kt | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.245 kt | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.253 kt | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.262 kt | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.264 kt | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.267 kt | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.269 kt | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.282 kt | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.289 kt | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.302 kt | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.304 kt | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.307 kt | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.308 kt | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.31 kt | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.312 kt | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.306 kt | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.314 kt | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.328 kt | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.337 kt | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.358 kt | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.363 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.37 kt | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.369 kt | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.388 kt | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.42 kt | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.452 kt | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.486 kt | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.52 kt | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.552 kt | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.582 kt | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.603 kt | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.618 kt | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.629 kt | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.618 kt | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.636 kt | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.65 kt | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.662 kt | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.67 kt | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.679 kt | +1.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.679 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.527 kt, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.679 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.567 kt, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1624 kt | 0.134 kt | 0.192 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2089 kt | 0.179 kt | 0.236 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2415 kt | 0.227 kt | 0.264 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.295 kt | 0.267 kt | 0.312 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3553 kt | 0.306 kt | 0.42 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5696 kt | 0.452 kt | 0.636 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6653 kt | 0.65 kt | 0.679 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 98 Finland 0.695 kt compare
- 99 China, Hong Kong SAR 0.69 kt compare
- 100 Slovakia 0.682 kt compare
- 102 Switzerland 0.671 kt compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 0.667 kt compare
- 104 Costa Rica 0.662 kt 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 in Zambia?
- Waste — emissions in Zambia was 0.679 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.679 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.134 kt in 1961.
- How does Zambia rank for waste — emissions?
- Zambia ranks 101st out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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