Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in Zambia
Zambia: Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita was 0 °C per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Zambia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in °C per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Zambia is 0 °C per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Zambia peaked at 0 °C per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 °C per person, in 2019.
Zambia ranks 160th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use … capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | °C per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 °C per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 °C per person | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0 °C per person | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0 °C per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0 °C per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0 °C per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0 °C per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0 °C per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0 °C per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0 °C per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0 °C per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0 °C per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0 °C per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0 °C per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0 °C per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0 °C per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0 °C per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0 °C per person | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0 °C per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0 °C per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0 °C per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0 °C per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0 °C per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0 °C per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0 °C per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0 °C per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0 °C per person | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0 °C per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0 °C per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0 °C per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0 °C per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0 °C per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0 °C per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0 °C per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0 °C per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0 °C per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0 °C per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0 °C per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0 °C per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 °C per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0 °C per person | +0.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0 °C per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 °C per person, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0 °C per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 °C per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 0 °C per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 157 Cape Verde 0 °C per person compare
- 158 Mauritania 0 °C per person compare
- 159 Micronesia (country) 0 °C per person compare
- 161 Togo 0 °C per person compare
- 162 Liberia 0 °C per person compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 0 °C per person compare
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 global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Zambia?
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per in Zambia was 0 °C per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C per person in 2019.
- How does Zambia rank for global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per?
- Zambia ranks 160th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Global warming contributions from fossil fuels and land use divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.