Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Zambia
Zambia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 1.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.4%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
15th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 2008
All-time low
0.1%
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Zambia, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Zambia is 1.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Zambia peaked at 2.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1909.
Zambia ranks 15th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5% | — |
| 1851 | 0.5% | -12.7% |
| 1852 | 0.4% | -8.9% |
| 1853 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 1854 | 0.4% | -5.7% |
| 1855 | 0.4% | -4.7% |
| 1856 | 0.4% | -3.1% |
| 1857 | 0.3% | -2.5% |
| 1858 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 1859 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 1860 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
| 1861 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 1862 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 1863 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1865 | 0.4% | +3.6% |
| 1866 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 1867 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.3% | -12.1% |
| 1871 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 1872 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 1873 | 0.3% | -0.1% |
| 1874 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 1875 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 1876 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 1877 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 1878 | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 1879 | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.3% | +6.8% |
| 1881 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 1882 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
| 1884 | 0.3% | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 1887 | 0.3% | +3.5% |
| 1888 | 0.3% | -0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 1890 | 0.3% | -13.6% |
| 1891 | 0.3% | -7.1% |
| 1892 | 0.3% | -3.2% |
| 1893 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 1894 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 1895 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1896 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1897 | 0.2% | -3.2% |
| 1898 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1899 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 1900 | 0.2% | -5.1% |
| 1901 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 1902 | 0.2% | -5.7% |
| 1903 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 1904 | 0.2% | -6.9% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | -5.3% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | -6.0% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 0.3% | +127.2% |
| 1921 | 0.3% | +28.9% |
| 1922 | 0.4% | +16.0% |
| 1923 | 0.4% | +8.8% |
| 1924 | 0.5% | +8.9% |
| 1925 | 0.5% | +3.1% |
| 1926 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 1927 | 0.5% | +3.6% |
| 1928 | 0.5% | +2.0% |
| 1929 | 0.5% | +1.5% |
| 1930 | 0.6% | +3.0% |
| 1931 | 0.6% | +1.1% |
| 1932 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.6% | +4.3% |
| 1934 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 1936 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
| 1937 | 0.6% | +4.1% |
| 1938 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1939 | 0.6% | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 0.7% | +13.2% |
| 1941 | 0.8% | +6.0% |
| 1942 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 1943 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 1944 | 0.8% | +3.8% |
| 1945 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 1946 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 0.9% | +3.6% |
| 1948 | 0.9% | +2.5% |
| 1949 | 0.9% | +2.7% |
| 1950 | 0.7% | -20.9% |
| 1951 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 1952 | 0.7% | +6.0% |
| 1953 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 0.7% | -3.3% |
| 1955 | 0.8% | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 0.8% | +4.9% |
| 1957 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.9% | +5.6% |
| 1959 | 0.9% | +1.0% |
| 1960 | 1.0% | +18.0% |
| 1961 | 0.8% | -18.1% |
| 1962 | 0.8% | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9% | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8% | -10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7% | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | +30.8% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | +12.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8% | -22.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9% | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.8% | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.7% | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5% | -24.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -43.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | +41.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | +25.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +20.4% |
| 1983 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | +21.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -8.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -14.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9% | +29.6% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +17.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | -15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +44.6% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | -28.8% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +46.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +29.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -21.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +29.6% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 1.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 9.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 1.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 8.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +127.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| 2005 | +46.7% | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| 2001 | +44.6% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| 1978 | -43.7% | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| 1979 | +41.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Zambia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Zambia was 1.4% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1909.
- How does Zambia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Zambia ranks 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.