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Share global ghg emissions in Zambia

Zambia: Share global ghg emissions was 0.1819 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1819
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
59th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.3167
in 1949
All-time low
0.0767
in 1913
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global ghg emissions in Zambia, 1850–2024

0.10.150.20.250.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global ghg emissions in Zambia is 0.1819, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global ghg emissions in Zambia peaked at 0.3167 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.0767, in 1913.

Zambia ranks 59th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global ghg emissions in Zambia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2835 —
1851 0.2611 -7.9%
1852 0.2468 -5.5%
1853 0.2432 -1.5%
1854 0.2334 -4.0%
1855 0.2268 -2.8%
1856 0.221 -2.6%
1857 0.2168 -1.9%
1858 0.2124 -2.1%
1859 0.2074 -2.3%
1860 0.2155 +3.9%
1861 0.2181 +1.2%
1862 0.2193 +0.5%
1863 0.2178 -0.7%
1864 0.2135 -2.0%
1865 0.2158 +1.1%
1866 0.2124 -1.6%
1867 0.2118 -0.3%
1868 0.2111 -0.3%
1869 0.2089 -1.0%
1870 0.1936 -7.3%
1871 0.1887 -2.5%
1872 0.1813 -3.9%
1873 0.1793 -1.1%
1874 0.1771 -1.2%
1875 0.1745 -1.5%
1876 0.1729 -0.9%
1877 0.1699 -1.7%
1878 0.1684 -0.9%
1879 0.1661 -1.3%
1880 0.1677 +0.9%
1881 0.1714 +2.2%
1882 0.1704 -0.5%
1883 0.1739 +2.0%
1884 0.1717 -1.3%
1885 0.1724 +0.4%
1886 0.1732 +0.5%
1887 0.1743 +0.6%
1888 0.1711 -1.8%
1889 0.1705 -0.4%
1890 0.1556 -8.8%
1891 0.1476 -5.1%
1892 0.1447 -2.0%
1893 0.1418 -2.0%
1894 0.1373 -3.2%
1895 0.1341 -2.3%
1896 0.1314 -2.0%
1897 0.1277 -2.9%
1898 0.1248 -2.3%
1899 0.1207 -3.3%
1900 0.1159 -4.0%
1901 0.1112 -4.1%
1902 0.1066 -4.1%
1903 0.0999 -6.3%
1904 0.098 -1.9%
1905 0.0915 -6.6%
1906 0.0879 -3.9%
1907 0.0842 -4.3%
1908 0.0822 -2.4%
1909 0.0784 -4.6%
1910 0.0797 +1.6%
1911 0.0791 -0.7%
1912 0.0779 -1.5%
1913 0.0767 -1.6%
1914 0.0801 +4.5%
1915 0.0819 +2.2%
1916 0.0809 -1.2%
1917 0.0816 +0.8%
1918 0.084 +2.9%
1919 0.0904 +7.6%
1920 0.1191 +31.8%
1921 0.1493 +25.3%
1922 0.1595 +6.9%
1923 0.1646 +3.2%
1924 0.1714 +4.1%
1925 0.1804 +5.2%
1926 0.1883 +4.4%
1927 0.1855 -1.5%
1928 0.1896 +2.2%
1929 0.1888 -0.4%
1930 0.1982 +5.0%
1931 0.2096 +5.8%
1932 0.2194 +4.7%
1933 0.2204 +0.5%
1934 0.2169 -1.6%
1935 0.2136 -1.5%
1936 0.2103 -1.5%
1937 0.2116 +0.6%
1938 0.216 +2.0%
1939 0.2166 +0.3%
1940 0.2271 +4.9%
1941 0.2421 +6.6%
1942 0.249 +2.9%
1943 0.2594 +4.2%
1944 0.2706 +4.3%
1945 0.3022 +11.7%
1946 0.3012 -0.3%
1947 0.3 -0.4%
1948 0.3081 +2.7%
1949 0.3167 +2.8%
1950 0.2911 -8.1%
1951 0.2758 -5.3%
1952 0.2878 +4.4%
1953 0.2888 +0.3%
1954 0.2827 -2.1%
1955 0.2822 -0.2%
1956 0.2853 +1.1%
1957 0.283 -0.8%
1958 0.2876 +1.6%
1959 0.287 -0.2%
1960 0.2994 +4.3%
1961 0.2698 -9.9%
1962 0.2439 -9.6%
1963 0.2299 -5.7%
1964 0.2161 -6.0%
1965 0.2231 +3.2%
1966 0.2226 -0.2%
1967 0.2178 -2.2%
1968 0.2127 -2.3%
1969 0.2019 -5.1%
1970 0.2412 +19.5%
1971 0.207 -14.2%
1972 0.181 -12.6%
1973 0.1784 -1.4%
1974 0.1661 -6.9%
1975 0.1626 -2.1%
1976 0.1471 -9.6%
1977 0.1325 -9.9%
1978 0.1044 -21.3%
1979 0.1252 +19.9%
1980 0.1231 -1.7%
1981 0.1247 +1.3%
1982 0.1423 +14.1%
1983 0.1415 -0.5%
1984 0.1287 -9.1%
1985 0.1321 +2.7%
1986 0.1358 +2.7%
1987 0.1499 +10.4%
1988 0.1473 -1.7%
1989 0.1442 -2.1%
1990 0.1435 -0.5%
1991 0.1575 +9.8%
1992 0.1628 +3.4%
1993 0.1742 +7.0%
1994 0.1714 -1.6%
1995 0.1651 -3.7%
1996 0.1491 -9.7%
1997 0.1527 +2.4%
1998 0.159 +4.1%
1999 0.1483 -6.7%
2000 0.1427 -3.8%
2001 0.164 +15.0%
2002 0.2032 +23.9%
2003 0.1842 -9.4%
2004 0.1782 -3.2%
2005 0.2066 +16.0%
2006 0.1852 -10.4%
2007 0.2056 +11.0%
2008 0.2554 +24.2%
2009 0.2306 -9.7%
2010 0.2355 +2.1%
2011 0.235 -0.2%
2012 0.213 -9.4%
2013 0.199 -6.6%
2014 0.1906 -4.2%
2015 0.1881 -1.3%
2016 0.2007 +6.7%
2017 0.2009 +0.1%
2018 0.1923 -4.3%
2019 0.1862 -3.2%
2020 0.1899 +2.0%
2021 0.1793 -5.6%
2022 0.184 +2.6%
2023 0.1827 -0.7%
2024 0.1819 -0.4%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 0.1819 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0785, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 0.1819 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0761, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global 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.

YearChange FromTo
1920 +31.8% 0.0904 0.1191
1921 +25.3% 0.1191 0.1493

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2352 0.2074 0.2835 10
1860s 0.2144 0.2089 0.2193 10
1870s 0.1772 0.1661 0.1936 10
1880s 0.1717 0.1677 0.1743 10
1890s 0.1366 0.1207 0.1556 10
1900s 0.0956 0.0784 0.1159 10
1910s 0.0812 0.0767 0.0904 10
1920s 0.1697 0.1191 0.1896 10
1930s 0.2133 0.1982 0.2204 10
1940s 0.2776 0.2271 0.3167 10
1950s 0.2852 0.2758 0.2911 10
1960s 0.2337 0.2019 0.2994 10
1970s 0.1646 0.1044 0.2412 10
1980s 0.137 0.1231 0.1499 10
1990s 0.1584 0.1435 0.1742 10
2000s 0.1956 0.1427 0.2554 10
2010s 0.2041 0.1862 0.2355 10
2020s 0.1836 0.1793 0.1899 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 56 Chile 0.1918 compare
  2. 57 Morocco 0.1871 compare
  3. 58 Kenya 0.1828 compare
  4. 60 Mongolia 0.1804 compare
  5. 61 Libya 0.1745 compare
  6. 62 Belarus 0.1738 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global ghg emissions in Zambia?
Share global ghg emissions in Zambia was 0.1819 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global ghg emissions recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3167 in 1949.
What is the lowest share global ghg emissions recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0767 in 1913.
How does Zambia rank for share global ghg emissions?
Zambia ranks 59th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global ghg emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global ghg emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
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