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Zambia: Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste

1.04Mt CO2e · 2024+43.8% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Annual figures for Zambia from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20241.043
20231.01
20220.977
20210.937
20200.899
20190.865
20180.83
20170.803
20160.771
20150.745
20140.725
20130.7
20120.673
20110.646
20100.622
20090.593
20080.563
20070.543
20060.524
20050.505
20040.486
20030.469
20020.454
20010.437
20000.423
19990.418
19980.409
19970.403
19960.396
19950.388
19940.385
19930.383
19920.377
19910.372
19900.367
19890.359
19880.351
19870.345
19860.334
19850.324
19840.317
19830.307
19820.297
19810.286
19800.276
19790.264
19780.251
19770.239
19760.229
19750.215
19740.204
19730.194
19720.185
19710.176
19700.164

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-waste (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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