Consumption-based carbon intensity in Zambia
Zambia: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Zambia, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ for consumption-based carbon intensity in 2022.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Zambia peaked at 0.2427 kilograms per international-$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1368 kilograms per international-$, in 2010.
Zambia ranks 98th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1406 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2049 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1992 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1548 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2427 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1624 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1368 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1777 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1495 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 95 Denmark 0.1757 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 96 Portugal 0.172 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 97 Spain 0.1714 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 99 Guatemala 0.1697 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 100 Romania 0.1655 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 101 France 0.1637 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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Zambia?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Zambia was 0.1713 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2427 kilograms per international-$ in 2000.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1368 kilograms per international-$ in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Zambia ranks 98th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).