Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Zambia
Zambia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Zambia, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Zambia is 0.1598 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 13.1% on the previous year and up 94.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Zambia peaked at 1.21 kilograms per international-$ in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.0717 kilograms per international-$, in 2011.
Zambia ranks 108th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.03 kilograms per international-$ | 0.866 kilograms per international-$ | 1.21 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6693 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5479 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8748 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4913 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4193 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5834 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3516 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2731 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4257 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1965 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1253 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2348 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0949 kilograms per international-$ | 0.076 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1173 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0992 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0717 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1359 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.153 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1413 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 105 Finland 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 106 Gabon 0.1605 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 107 Mauritius 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 109 New Zealand 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 110 Italy 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 111 Hungary 0.1586 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Zambia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Zambia was 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 kilograms per international-$ in 1955.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0717 kilograms per international-$ in 2011.
- How does Zambia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Zambia ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).