Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Zambia

Zambia: Consumption co2 emissions vs population was 0.0334 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0334
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
98th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0334
in 2023
All-time low
0.0069
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Zambia, 1990–2023

0.010.020.031990200620231990: 0.0071991: 0.0081992: 0.0091993: 0.0091994: 0.0091995: 0.0081996: 0.0071997: 0.0091998: 0.011999: 0.0082000: 0.0142001: 0.0152002: 0.0152003: 0.0142004: 0.0142005: 0.0142006: 0.0162007: 0.0182008: 0.0222009: 0.0192010: 0.0182011: 0.0222012: 0.0232013: 0.0252014: 0.0282015: 0.0272016: 0.0262017: 0.0282018: 0.0292019: 0.032020: 0.0282021: 0.0272022: 0.0312023: 0.033

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, consumption co2 emissions vs population in Zambia stood at 0.0334. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, consumption co2 emissions vs population 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.

Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Zambia, 1990 to 2023.
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 Consumption co2 emissions vs population 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.

YearChange FromTo
2000 +80.1% 0.008 0.0145

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 95 Latvia 0.0351 compare
  2. 96 Paraguay 0.0345 compare
  3. 97 Tajikistan 0.0342 compare
  4. 99 Estonia 0.033 compare
  5. 100 El Salvador 0.0295 compare
  6. 101 Uruguay 0.0283 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is consumption co2 emissions vs population in Zambia?
Consumption co2 emissions vs population in Zambia was 0.0334 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest consumption co2 emissions vs population recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0334 in 2023.
What is the lowest consumption co2 emissions vs population recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0069 in 1990.
How does Zambia rank for consumption co2 emissions vs population?
Zambia ranks 98th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is consumption co2 emissions vs population 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 Consumption co2 emissions vs population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Consumption co2 emissions vs population
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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