CO2 emissions from cement production in Zambia
Zambia: CO2 emissions from cement production was 300.69 thousand metric tons in 2009. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions from cement production in Zambia, 1964–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 emissions from cement production in Zambia is 300.69 thousand metric tons, measured in 2009.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from cement production in Zambia peaked at 348.37 thousand metric tons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 62.34 thousand metric tons, in 1978.
Zambia ranks 20th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 130.18 thousand metric tons | 77.01 thousand metric tons | 168.68 thousand metric tons | 6 |
| 1970s | 176.38 thousand metric tons | 62.34 thousand metric tons | 242.02 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 133.11 thousand metric tons | 73.34 thousand metric tons | 201.69 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 173.08 thousand metric tons | 139.35 thousand metric tons | 216.35 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 229.19 thousand metric tons | 106.34 thousand metric tons | 348.37 thousand metric tons | 10 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.81 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0539 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from cement production in Zambia?
- Co2 emissions from cement production in Zambia was 300.69 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from cement production recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 348.37 thousand metric tons in 2008.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from cement production recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.34 thousand metric tons in 1978.
- How does Zambia rank for co2 emissions from cement production?
- Zambia ranks 20th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from cement production rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions from cement production refer mainly to emissions during cement production. Cement production is a multi-step process and CO2 is actually released from klinker production during the cement production process. The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.