Co2 consumption share in Zambia
Zambia: Co2 consumption share was 0.0334 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Co2 consumption share in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, co2 consumption share in Zambia stood at 0.0334. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 consumption share in Zambia peaked at 0.0334 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0069, in 1990.
Zambia ranks 98th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Co2 consumption share in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0069 | — |
| 1991 | 0.008 | +14.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0089 | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0092 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0091 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0084 | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0073 | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0094 | +28.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.008 | -21.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0145 | +80.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0155 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0152 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0141 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0139 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0141 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0161 | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0181 | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0216 | +19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0186 | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0177 | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0223 | +25.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0233 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0247 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 0.028 | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.027 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0262 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0281 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0289 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0281 | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0268 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0313 | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0334 | +6.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0334 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0588, 57% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0334 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0334, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 consumption share in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +80.1% | 0.008 | 0.0145 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0085 | 0.0069 | 0.0102 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0162 | 0.0139 | 0.0216 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0256 | 0.0177 | 0.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0299 | 0.0268 | 0.0334 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More climate change data for Zambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 303.19 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,752 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 169.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,153 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,033 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 120.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 consumption share in Zambia?
- Co2 consumption share in Zambia was 0.0334 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 consumption share recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0334 in 2023.
- What is the lowest co2 consumption share recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for co2 consumption share?
- Zambia ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is co2 consumption share rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 consumption share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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