Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Zambia
Zambia: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 181.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Zambia, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Zambia stood at 181.4%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Zambia peaked at 181.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5.5%, in 1996.
Zambia ranks 20th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | -5.5% | 13.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 10.5% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.5% | 53.0% | 132.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 166.0% | 138.6% | 181.4% | 5 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.9 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 40.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 15.94 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,800 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Zambia?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Zambia was 181.4% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 181.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.5% in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Zambia ranks 20th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.