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