Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia
Zambia: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia peaked at 0.5% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1978.
Zambia ranks 53rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zambia was 0.2% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1960.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1978.
- How does Zambia rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Zambia ranks 53rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.