Share global cumulative co2 including land in Zambia
Zambia: Share global cumulative co2 including land was 0.1821 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1821
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
63rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1824
in 2020
All-time low
0.0079
in 1950
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Share global cumulative co2 including land in Zambia, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.1821 for share global cumulative co2 including land in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global cumulative co2 including land in Zambia peaked at 0.1824 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0079, in 1950.
Zambia ranks 63rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Share global cumulative co2 including land in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0079 | — |
| 1951 | 0.0155 | +97.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0233 | +50.8% |
| 1953 | 0.0312 | +33.7% |
| 1954 | 0.039 | +24.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0469 | +20.4% |
| 1956 | 0.055 | +17.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0633 | +15.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0715 | +13.0% |
| 1959 | 0.08 | +11.8% |
| 1960 | 0.0884 | +10.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0948 | +7.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0997 | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.104 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1077 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1116 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1155 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1189 | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1223 | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1253 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1294 | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1335 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1362 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1387 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1406 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1421 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.143 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1432 | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.142 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1413 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1412 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1413 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1418 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1425 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1432 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1439 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1447 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1454 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1465 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1471 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.147 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1477 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1486 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1498 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1511 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1521 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1526 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1533 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1539 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1541 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1542 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.155 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1571 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1582 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.159 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1611 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1623 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1644 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1682 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1707 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1734 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1761 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1777 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1787 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1794 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1798 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1806 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1814 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1819 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1822 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1824 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1824 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1824 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1823 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1821 | -0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1821 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0684, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1821 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0458, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global cumulative co2 including land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +97.0% | 0.0079 | 0.0155 |
| 1952 | +50.8% | 0.0155 | 0.0233 |
| 1953 | +33.7% | 0.0233 | 0.0312 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0434 | 0.0079 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1088 | 0.0884 | 0.1253 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.139 | 0.1294 | 0.1432 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1437 | 0.1412 | 0.1471 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.151 | 0.147 | 0.1541 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.161 | 0.1542 | 0.1707 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1791 | 0.1734 | 0.1822 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1823 | 0.1821 | 0.1824 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 60 Greece 0.1922 compare
- 61 Madagascar 0.1889 compare
- 62 New Zealand 0.1866 compare
- 64 Bulgaria 0.1814 compare
- 65 Mozambique 0.1692 compare
- 66 Slovakia 0.1646 compare
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 share global cumulative co2 including land in Zambia?
- Share global cumulative co2 including land in Zambia was 0.1821 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global cumulative co2 including land recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1824 in 2020.
- What is the lowest share global cumulative co2 including land recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 in 1950.
- How does Zambia rank for share global cumulative co2 including land?
- Zambia ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global cumulative co2 including land rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global cumulative co2 including land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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