Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia
Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 5.01 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia stood at 5.01 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia peaked at 5.01 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.04 million tonnes, in 1950.
Zambia ranks 63rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 325.91 million tonnes | 52.04 million tonnes | 640.23 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 981.08 million tonnes | 722.86 million tonnes | 1.23 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.54 billion tonnes | 1.30 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 billion tonnes | 1.75 billion tonnes | 2.17 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.48 billion tonnes | 2.22 billion tonnes | 2.74 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.17 billion tonnes | 2.79 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.22 billion tonnes | 3.76 billion tonnes | 4.63 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.86 billion tonnes | 4.71 billion tonnes | 5.01 billion tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 60 Greece 5.29 billion tonnes compare
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- 62 New Zealand 5.13 billion tonnes compare
- 64 Bulgaria 4.99 billion tonnes compare
- 65 Mozambique 4.65 billion tonnes compare
- 66 Slovakia 4.53 billion tonnes 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia was 5.01 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.04 million tonnes in 1950.
- How does Zambia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Zambia ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.