Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Zambia
Zambia: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type was 0.2423 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2423 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
187th
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.4539 tonnes per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.0411 tonnes per person
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Zambia, 1950–2024
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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Zambia stood at 0.2423 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Zambia peaked at 0.4539 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0411 tonnes per person, in 1950.
That places Zambia 187th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type in Zambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0411 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.0621 tonnes per person | +51.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0688 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0764 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1954 | 0.0822 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0904 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1956 | 0.111 tonnes per person | +22.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1108 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1233 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1959 | 0.1152 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1960 | 0.1157 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1163 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1201 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1183 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.125 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1578 tonnes per person | +26.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1451 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2446 tonnes per person | +68.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2647 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2907 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2874 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.3118 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3248 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4539 tonnes per person | +39.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4116 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4002 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.396 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3683 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3674 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.3836 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3612 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3607 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.338 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3416 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2383 tonnes per person | -30.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2194 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2145 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2071 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2104 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2023 tonnes per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1793 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1744 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1725 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.172 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1679 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1918 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1416 tonnes per person | -26.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1855 tonnes per person | +31.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1766 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1414 tonnes per person | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1339 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1451 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1469 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1468 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1509 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1498 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1553 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1429 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1553 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1629 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1648 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1835 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.215 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2115 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.23 tonnes per person | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2363 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2504 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2344 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2008 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 2019 | 0.24 tonnes per person | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2352 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2438 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2469 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2449 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2423 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.2423 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4109 tonnes per person, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.2423 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2671 tonnes per person, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +68.5% | 0.1451 tonnes per person | 0.2446 tonnes per person |
| 1951 | +51.0% | 0.0411 tonnes per person | 0.0621 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0881 tonnes per person | 0.0411 tonnes per person | 0.1233 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1698 tonnes per person | 0.1157 tonnes per person | 0.2907 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3705 tonnes per person | 0.2874 tonnes per person | 0.4539 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2694 tonnes per person | 0.2023 tonnes per person | 0.3612 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1703 tonnes per person | 0.1414 tonnes per person | 0.1918 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.149 tonnes per person | 0.1339 tonnes per person | 0.1629 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2167 tonnes per person | 0.1648 tonnes per person | 0.2504 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2426 tonnes per person | 0.2352 tonnes per person | 0.2469 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
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 co₂ emissions by fuel type in Zambia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type in Zambia was 0.2423 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4539 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0411 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Zambia rank for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Zambia ranks 187th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.