Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Zambia
Zambia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 0.0% in 1963. ▬ Flat
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Zambia, 1950–1963
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 1963, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Zambia stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Zambia peaked at 0.0% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Zambia ranks 131st of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Zambia?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Zambia was 0.0% in 1963, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Zambia rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Zambia ranks 131st out of 146 countries with data for 1963.
- 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.