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.
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
- 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 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.