Waste — Emissions Share in Zambia
Zambia: Waste — Emissions Share was 0.01 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.01 % for waste — emissions share in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Zambia peaked at 0.01 % in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0 %, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 78th of 159 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.
Waste — Emissions Share in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 % | — |
| 1991 | 0 % | — |
| 1992 | 0 % | — |
| 1993 | 0 % | — |
| 1994 | 0.01 % | — |
| 1995 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.01 % | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.01 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.015 %, 67% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.01 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.02 %, 50% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.006 % | 0 % | 0.01 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 0.01 % | 4 |
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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 share in Zambia?
- Waste — emissions share in Zambia was 0.01 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 % in 1994.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 % in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for waste — emissions share?
- Zambia ranks 78th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.