Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Zambia
Zambia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding was -33.66 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Zambia recorded -33.66 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Zambia peaked at -33.66 Mt CO2e in 2016 and was at its lowest, -52.44 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
Zambia ranks 156th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -52.44 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | -51.33 Mt CO2e | -2.1% |
| 2002 | -50.21 Mt CO2e | -2.2% |
| 2003 | -49.1 Mt CO2e | -2.2% |
| 2004 | -47.98 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2005 | -46.87 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2006 | -44.52 Mt CO2e | -5.0% |
| 2007 | -42.18 Mt CO2e | -5.3% |
| 2008 | -39.83 Mt CO2e | -5.6% |
| 2009 | -37.48 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 2010 | -35.14 Mt CO2e | -6.3% |
| 2011 | -38.51 Mt CO2e | +9.6% |
| 2012 | -37.42 Mt CO2e | -2.8% |
| 2013 | -36.29 Mt CO2e | -3.0% |
| 2014 | -35.14 Mt CO2e | -3.2% |
| 2015 | -33.95 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 2016 | -33.66 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2017 | -33.66 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -33.66 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -33.66 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -33.66 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -33.66 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -33.66 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -33.66 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -46.2 Mt CO2e | -52.44 Mt CO2e | -37.48 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -35.11 Mt CO2e | -38.51 Mt CO2e | -33.66 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -33.66 Mt CO2e | -33.66 Mt CO2e | -33.66 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Zambia?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding in Zambia was -33.66 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was -33.66 Mt CO2e in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -52.44 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding?
- Zambia ranks 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - total excluding rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) from Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry LULUCF, excluding non-tropical fires at the country level.