Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia
Zambia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 74.63 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia stood at 74.63 million tonnes.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia peaked at 142.13 million tonnes in 2008 and was at its lowest, 22.40 million tonnes, in 1978.
Zambia ranks 53rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.02 million tonnes | 52.04 million tonnes | 80.35 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 58.76 million tonnes | 51.02 million tonnes | 82.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.93 million tonnes | 22.40 million tonnes | 70.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.71 million tonnes | 34.21 million tonnes | 56.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.65 million tonnes | 41.99 million tonnes | 64.58 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.27 million tonnes | 49.81 million tonnes | 142.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.70 million tonnes | 82.02 million tonnes | 131.57 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.20 million tonnes | 74.63 million tonnes | 78.31 million tonnes | 5 |
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More climate change data for Zambia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.6% (2100)
- Population growth 2.8% (2025)
- Population, total 21.91 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Urban population 10.06 million (2025)
- Urban population 45.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.565 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 300.84 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.565 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.565 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia?
- Annual co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia was 74.63 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 142.13 million tonnes in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.40 million tonnes in 1978.
- How does Zambia rank for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Zambia ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.