Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Zambia
Zambia: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 8.67 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Zambia, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 8.67 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Zambia peaked at 8.67 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.54 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Zambia 49th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.85 Mt CO2e | 2.54 Mt CO2e | 3.08 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.12 Mt CO2e | 3.12 Mt CO2e | 6.08 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.36 Mt CO2e | 3.98 Mt CO2e | 6.34 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.45 Mt CO2e | 4.88 Mt CO2e | 5.87 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.38 Mt CO2e | 6.38 Mt CO2e | 8.28 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.24 Mt CO2e | 7.92 Mt CO2e | 8.67 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1552 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4042 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.543 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 88,950 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 122,963 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 211,913 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Zambia?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Zambia was 8.67 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.54 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Zambia ranks 49th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).