Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Zambia
Zambia: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 0.6131 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.6131 tonnes per person for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Zambia peaked at 0.6236 tonnes per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1958 tonnes per person, in 1996.
Zambia ranks 107th 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.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in Zambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2028 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2319 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2453 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2493 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2442 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2241 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1958 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2471 tonnes per person | +26.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2612 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2048 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3685 tonnes per person | +79.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3852 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3737 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3538 tonnes per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3499 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3558 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4058 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 0.454 tonnes per person | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5321 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4353 tonnes per person | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4232 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5328 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5451 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5657 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6236 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5838 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5476 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5797 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5916 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6018 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5182 tonnes per person | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5048 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5819 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6131 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.6131 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 58% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.6131 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +79.9% | 0.2048 tonnes per person | 0.3685 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2307 tonnes per person | 0.1958 tonnes per person | 0.2612 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4014 tonnes per person | 0.3499 tonnes per person | 0.5321 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5595 tonnes per person | 0.4232 tonnes per person | 0.6236 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5545 tonnes per person | 0.5048 tonnes per person | 0.6131 tonnes per person | 4 |
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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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Zambia?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in Zambia was 0.6131 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6236 tonnes per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1958 tonnes per person in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- Zambia ranks 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.