Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Zambia
Zambia: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 2.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Zambia, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Zambia is 2.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Zambia peaked at 3.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1993.
Zambia ranks 19th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 16 Tanzania 2.9% compare
- 17 Mozambique 2.8% compare
- 18 Mauritania 2.8% compare
- 20 Afghanistan 2.8% compare
- 21 Uganda 2.7% compare
- 22 Cameroon 2.6% compare
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 change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Zambia?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Zambia was 2.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1993.
- How does Zambia rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Zambia ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.