Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Zambia
Zambia: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 127.39 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Zambia, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Zambia is 127.39 kilograms per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Zambia peaked at 128.55 kilograms per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.79 kilograms per person, in 1999.
Zambia ranks 163rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.12 kilograms per person | 68.79 kilograms per person | 121.53 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.37 kilograms per person | 71.63 kilograms per person | 85.25 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.49 kilograms per person | 88.07 kilograms per person | 128.06 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 119.8 kilograms per person | 99.69 kilograms per person | 128.55 kilograms per person | 4 |
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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 transport in Zambia?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Zambia was 127.39 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 128.55 kilograms per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.79 kilograms per person in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Zambia ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.