Per capita ghg emissions in Zambia
Zambia: Per capita ghg emissions was 4.65 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.65
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
109th
of 199 countries
All-time high
21.81
in 1959
All-time low
4.65
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Zambia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Zambia is 4.65, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Zambia peaked at 21.81 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 4.65, in 2024.
Zambia ranks 109th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 7.7 | — |
| 1851 | 7.24 | -6.0% |
| 1852 | 7 | -3.3% |
| 1853 | 6.96 | -0.7% |
| 1854 | 6.81 | -2.1% |
| 1855 | 6.71 | -1.5% |
| 1856 | 6.6 | -1.7% |
| 1857 | 6.55 | -0.7% |
| 1858 | 6.46 | -1.4% |
| 1859 | 6.4 | -0.9% |
| 1860 | 6.35 | -0.7% |
| 1861 | 6.28 | -1.0% |
| 1862 | 6.23 | -0.8% |
| 1863 | 6.2 | -0.6% |
| 1864 | 6.16 | -0.6% |
| 1865 | 6.17 | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 6.12 | -0.8% |
| 1867 | 6.1 | -0.4% |
| 1868 | 6.09 | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 6.07 | -0.3% |
| 1870 | 6.08 | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 6.08 | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 6.12 | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 6.18 | +1.0% |
| 1874 | 6.18 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 6.19 | +0.2% |
| 1876 | 6.23 | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 6.25 | +0.4% |
| 1878 | 6.27 | +0.4% |
| 1879 | 6.32 | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 6.54 | +3.4% |
| 1881 | 6.7 | +2.5% |
| 1882 | 6.81 | +1.6% |
| 1883 | 7.08 | +4.0% |
| 1884 | 7.01 | -1.1% |
| 1885 | 7.05 | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 7.09 | +0.6% |
| 1887 | 7.26 | +2.3% |
| 1888 | 7.25 | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 7.27 | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 7.03 | -3.3% |
| 1891 | 6.82 | -2.9% |
| 1892 | 6.69 | -1.9% |
| 1893 | 6.6 | -1.4% |
| 1894 | 6.53 | -1.1% |
| 1895 | 6.47 | -0.9% |
| 1896 | 6.42 | -0.8% |
| 1897 | 6.38 | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 6.35 | -0.5% |
| 1899 | 6.32 | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 6.21 | -1.8% |
| 1901 | 6.13 | -1.3% |
| 1902 | 5.99 | -2.3% |
| 1903 | 5.82 | -2.9% |
| 1904 | 5.84 | +0.4% |
| 1905 | 5.61 | -3.8% |
| 1906 | 5.55 | -1.1% |
| 1907 | 5.58 | +0.5% |
| 1908 | 5.45 | -2.3% |
| 1909 | 5.35 | -1.8% |
| 1910 | 5.45 | +1.9% |
| 1911 | 5.46 | +0.2% |
| 1912 | 5.45 | -0.2% |
| 1913 | 5.53 | +1.4% |
| 1914 | 5.63 | +1.7% |
| 1915 | 5.72 | +1.6% |
| 1916 | 5.84 | +2.1% |
| 1917 | 5.98 | +2.4% |
| 1918 | 6.13 | +2.5% |
| 1919 | 6.27 | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 9.02 | +43.9% |
| 1921 | 10.96 | +21.5% |
| 1922 | 11.88 | +8.4% |
| 1923 | 12.77 | +7.5% |
| 1924 | 13.09 | +2.5% |
| 1925 | 13.79 | +5.3% |
| 1926 | 14.14 | +2.6% |
| 1927 | 14.21 | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 14.38 | +1.2% |
| 1929 | 14.58 | +1.4% |
| 1930 | 14.77 | +1.3% |
| 1931 | 14.97 | +1.4% |
| 1932 | 15.06 | +0.6% |
| 1933 | 15.14 | +0.5% |
| 1934 | 15.2 | +0.4% |
| 1935 | 14.96 | -1.6% |
| 1936 | 15.21 | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 15.47 | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 15.32 | -1.0% |
| 1939 | 15.45 | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 16.65 | +7.8% |
| 1941 | 17.87 | +7.3% |
| 1942 | 18.15 | +1.6% |
| 1943 | 18.83 | +3.7% |
| 1944 | 19.47 | +3.4% |
| 1945 | 20.2 | +3.8% |
| 1946 | 20.41 | +1.0% |
| 1947 | 20.9 | +2.4% |
| 1948 | 21.55 | +3.1% |
| 1949 | 21.44 | -0.5% |
| 1950 | 21.38 | -0.3% |
| 1951 | 20.92 | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 21.45 | +2.5% |
| 1953 | 21.35 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 21.01 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 21.41 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 21.69 | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 21.47 | -1.0% |
| 1958 | 21.45 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 21.81 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 21.67 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 19.05 | -12.1% |
| 1962 | 16.65 | -12.6% |
| 1963 | 15.53 | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 14.38 | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 14.62 | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 14.32 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 14.01 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 13.7 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 13.4 | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 16.13 | +20.4% |
| 1971 | 13.49 | -16.4% |
| 1972 | 11.93 | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 11.75 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 10.64 | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 10.11 | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 9.14 | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 8.28 | -9.4% |
| 1978 | 6.46 | -22.0% |
| 1979 | 7.52 | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 7.18 | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 6.87 | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 7.53 | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 7.37 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 6.74 | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 6.93 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 7.01 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 7.57 | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 7.35 | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 7.05 | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 6.92 | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 7.48 | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 7.46 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 7.79 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 7.73 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 7.32 | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 6.62 | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 6.86 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 6.73 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 6.16 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 5.81 | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 6.4 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 7.91 | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 7.41 | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 6.98 | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 7.94 | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 7.06 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 7.65 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 9.35 | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 8.15 | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 8.37 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.29 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 7.4 | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 6.68 | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 6.25 | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 5.98 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 6.05 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.95 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 5.58 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 5.29 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 5.04 | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 4.82 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 4.89 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 4.77 | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 4.65 | -2.6% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 4.65 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 4.65 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +43.9% | 6.27 | 9.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.84 | 6.4 | 7.7 | 10 |
| 1860s | 6.18 | 6.07 | 6.35 | 10 |
| 1870s | 6.19 | 6.08 | 6.32 | 10 |
| 1880s | 7.01 | 6.54 | 7.27 | 10 |
| 1890s | 6.56 | 6.32 | 7.03 | 10 |
| 1900s | 5.75 | 5.35 | 6.21 | 10 |
| 1910s | 5.75 | 5.45 | 6.27 | 10 |
| 1920s | 12.88 | 9.02 | 14.58 | 10 |
| 1930s | 15.16 | 14.77 | 15.47 | 10 |
| 1940s | 19.55 | 16.65 | 21.55 | 10 |
| 1950s | 21.39 | 20.92 | 21.81 | 10 |
| 1960s | 15.73 | 13.4 | 21.67 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.54 | 6.46 | 16.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.16 | 6.74 | 7.57 | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.11 | 6.16 | 7.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.46 | 5.81 | 9.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.58 | 5.29 | 8.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 | 4.65 | 5.04 | 5 |
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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 ghg emissions in Zambia?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Zambia was 4.65 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.81 in 1959.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 in 2024.
- How does Zambia rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Zambia ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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 emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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