Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) in Zambia
Zambia: Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) was 2.21 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 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 2.21 Mt CO2e for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Zambia peaked at 2.21 Mt CO2e in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4922 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Zambia ranks 22nd of 197 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.5473 Mt CO2e | 0.4922 Mt CO2e | 0.6196 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7419 Mt CO2e | 0.6437 Mt CO2e | 0.8489 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9673 Mt CO2e | 0.8687 Mt CO2e | 1.08 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 Mt CO2e | 1.12 Mt CO2e | 1.45 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.74 Mt CO2e | 1.5 Mt CO2e | 2.01 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.17 Mt CO2e | 2.07 Mt CO2e | 2.21 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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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 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)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4714 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Zambia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) in Zambia was 2.21 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 methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 Mt CO2e in 2022.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4922 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Zambia rank for methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy)?
- Zambia ranks 22nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).