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Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zambia

Zambia: Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use was 1.01 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.01
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
155th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.28
in 1956
All-time low
0.1298
in 1851
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zambia, 1850–2024

00.511.522.5185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zambia stood at 1.01.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zambia peaked at 2.28 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.1298, in 1851.

That places Zambia 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zambia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1302 —
1851 0.1298 -0.2%
1852 0.1299 +0.0%
1853 0.1303 +0.3%
1854 0.1307 +0.3%
1855 0.1311 +0.3%
1856 0.1315 +0.3%
1857 0.1319 +0.3%
1858 0.1322 +0.3%
1859 0.1326 +0.3%
1860 0.1329 +0.3%
1861 0.1334 +0.3%
1862 0.1338 +0.3%
1863 0.1345 +0.5%
1864 0.1354 +0.7%
1865 0.1363 +0.7%
1866 0.1372 +0.7%
1867 0.1381 +0.7%
1868 0.139 +0.7%
1869 0.14 +0.7%
1870 0.1409 +0.7%
1871 0.142 +0.7%
1872 0.1432 +0.8%
1873 0.1445 +0.9%
1874 0.1459 +1.0%
1875 0.1474 +1.0%
1876 0.1489 +1.0%
1877 0.1504 +1.0%
1878 0.1518 +1.0%
1879 0.1532 +0.9%
1880 0.1543 +0.7%
1881 0.1553 +0.7%
1882 0.1563 +0.6%
1883 0.1572 +0.6%
1884 0.1581 +0.6%
1885 0.159 +0.6%
1886 0.1599 +0.6%
1887 0.1609 +0.6%
1888 0.1618 +0.6%
1889 0.163 +0.7%
1890 0.1648 +1.1%
1891 0.1664 +1.0%
1892 0.1682 +1.1%
1893 0.1702 +1.2%
1894 0.1722 +1.2%
1895 0.1742 +1.2%
1896 0.1763 +1.2%
1897 0.1785 +1.2%
1898 0.1807 +1.2%
1899 0.1831 +1.4%
1900 0.1858 +1.5%
1901 0.1904 +2.5%
1902 0.1954 +2.6%
1903 0.2009 +2.8%
1904 0.2066 +2.8%
1905 0.2125 +2.9%
1906 0.2187 +2.9%
1907 0.2251 +2.9%
1908 0.2317 +2.9%
1909 0.2385 +2.9%
1910 0.2453 +2.9%
1911 0.254 +3.5%
1912 0.2628 +3.5%
1913 0.2719 +3.4%
1914 0.2812 +3.4%
1915 0.2908 +3.4%
1916 0.3008 +3.4%
1917 0.3111 +3.4%
1918 0.3216 +3.4%
1919 0.3312 +3.0%
1920 0.3398 +2.6%
1921 0.3477 +2.3%
1922 0.3544 +1.9%
1923 0.36 +1.6%
1924 0.3656 +1.6%
1925 0.3713 +1.6%
1926 0.3771 +1.6%
1927 0.3831 +1.6%
1928 0.3891 +1.6%
1929 0.3953 +1.6%
1930 0.4018 +1.6%
1931 0.4111 +2.3%
1932 0.4244 +3.2%
1933 0.441 +3.9%
1934 0.4599 +4.3%
1935 0.4804 +4.5%
1936 0.5018 +4.5%
1937 0.5235 +4.3%
1938 0.5448 +4.1%
1939 0.5646 +3.6%
1940 0.5823 +3.1%
1941 0.6002 +3.1%
1942 0.6186 +3.1%
1943 0.6351 +2.7%
1944 0.6501 +2.4%
1945 0.6637 +2.1%
1946 0.6762 +1.9%
1947 0.6872 +1.6%
1948 0.6964 +1.3%
1949 0.7022 +0.8%
1950 1.71 +143.2%
1951 1.77 +3.9%
1952 1.87 +5.3%
1953 1.93 +3.4%
1954 2.01 +4.0%
1955 2.2 +9.2%
1956 2.28 +3.8%
1957 2.27 -0.3%
1958 2.05 -9.6%
1959 2.16 +5.3%
1960 2.05 -5.4%
1961 1.8 -11.9%
1962 1.73 -4.0%
1963 1.66 -4.0%
1964 1.59 -4.4%
1965 1.74 +9.6%
1966 1.61 -7.6%
1967 1.92 +19.3%
1968 1.84 -4.2%
1969 1.75 -5.0%
1970 1.54 -11.7%
1971 1.51 -1.8%
1972 1.55 +2.6%
1973 1.65 +6.2%
1974 1.54 -6.4%
1975 1.48 -4.1%
1976 1.44 -2.8%
1977 1.36 -5.8%
1978 1.28 -5.7%
1979 1.28 -0.2%
1980 1.23 -3.2%
1981 1.18 -4.8%
1982 1.22 +4.2%
1983 1.16 -5.5%
1984 1.05 -9.7%
1985 1.02 -2.2%
1986 1.04 +1.3%
1987 0.9756 -5.8%
1988 1.01 +3.6%
1989 0.9315 -7.8%
1990 0.8989 -3.5%
1991 0.8623 -4.1%
1992 0.8433 -2.2%
1993 0.8543 +1.3%
1994 0.8464 -0.9%
1995 0.7985 -5.7%
1996 0.7613 -4.7%
1997 0.783 +2.8%
1998 0.7898 +0.9%
1999 0.7279 -7.8%
2000 0.7133 -2.0%
2001 0.7248 +1.6%
2002 0.705 -2.7%
2003 0.7107 +0.8%
2004 0.7035 -1.0%
2005 0.708 +0.7%
2006 0.6774 -4.3%
2007 0.6699 -1.1%
2008 0.6766 +1.0%
2009 0.7013 +3.7%
2010 0.7078 +0.9%
2011 0.7129 +0.7%
2012 0.7575 +6.3%
2013 0.7624 +0.6%
2014 0.8016 +5.1%
2015 0.8035 +0.2%
2016 0.8208 +2.2%
2017 0.8957 +9.1%
2018 0.9552 +6.6%
2019 0.9425 -1.3%
2020 0.9823 +4.2%
2021 0.9241 -5.9%
2022 1.01 +8.9%
2023 1.02 +1.3%
2024 1.01 -0.6%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 1.01 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.13, 90% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 1.01 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7269, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use 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.

YearChange FromTo
1950 +143.2% 0.7022 1.71

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.131 0.1298 0.1326 10
1860s 0.136 0.1329 0.14 10
1870s 0.1468 0.1409 0.1532 10
1880s 0.1586 0.1543 0.163 10
1890s 0.1735 0.1648 0.1831 10
1900s 0.2106 0.1858 0.2385 10
1910s 0.2871 0.2453 0.3312 10
1920s 0.3683 0.3398 0.3953 10
1930s 0.4753 0.4018 0.5646 10
1940s 0.6512 0.5823 0.7022 10
1950s 2.03 1.71 2.28 10
1960s 1.77 1.59 2.05 10
1970s 1.46 1.28 1.65 10
1980s 1.08 0.9315 1.23 10
1990s 0.8166 0.7279 0.8989 10
2000s 0.6991 0.6699 0.7248 10
2010s 0.816 0.7078 0.9552 10
2020s 0.9893 0.9241 1.02 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 152 Djibouti 1.13 compare
  2. 153 Papua New Guinea 1.08 compare
  3. 154 Comoros 1.05 compare
  4. 156 Ghana 1.01 compare
  5. 157 Pakistan 0.9758 compare
  6. 158 Senegal 0.9651 compare

See the full ranking of 197 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zambia?
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zambia was 1.01 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 2.28 in 1956.
What is the lowest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1298 in 1851.
How does Zambia rank for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use?
Zambia ranks 155th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
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