Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Zambia
Zambia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.2423 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil in Zambia stood at 0.2423 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Zambia peaked at 0.4539 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0411 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Zambia ranks 187th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
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 |
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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 co₂ emissions from oil in Zambia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4539 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0411 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Zambia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Zambia ranks 187th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil 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 from oil. 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.