Share global methane emissions in Zambia
Zambia: Share global methane emissions was 0.2271 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2271
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
73rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2271
in 2024
All-time low
0.0311
in 1907
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share global methane emissions in Zambia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Zambia is 0.2271, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Zambia peaked at 0.2271 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0311, in 1907.
That places Zambia 73rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share global methane emissions in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0426 | — |
| 1851 | 0.0425 | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.0423 | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.0421 | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.0417 | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.0415 | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.0413 | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.0411 | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.041 | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.0407 | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.0405 | -0.7% |
| 1861 | 0.0403 | -0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0402 | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.0399 | -0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.0398 | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.0396 | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0394 | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0393 | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0393 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0391 | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0391 | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0388 | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.0385 | -0.9% |
| 1873 | 0.0382 | -0.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0382 | -0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0379 | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 0.0378 | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0376 | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.0375 | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.0373 | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.0369 | -1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0366 | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 0.0363 | -0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.036 | -0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.0359 | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.0358 | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.0356 | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0354 | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.035 | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0349 | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.0345 | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0343 | -0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.0342 | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0342 | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.034 | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.0337 | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.0335 | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0333 | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 0.033 | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0327 | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0324 | -0.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0323 | -0.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0322 | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0319 | -0.9% |
| 1904 | 0.0319 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.0318 | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.0316 | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.0311 | -1.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0314 | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0313 | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0312 | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.0316 | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0321 | +1.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0323 | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0334 | +3.5% |
| 1915 | 0.0341 | +2.0% |
| 1916 | 0.0343 | +0.6% |
| 1917 | 0.0346 | +1.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0356 | +2.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0369 | +3.7% |
| 1920 | 0.0368 | -0.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0384 | +4.4% |
| 1922 | 0.0386 | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.0383 | -0.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0389 | +1.4% |
| 1925 | 0.0395 | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0404 | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0403 | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.041 | +1.9% |
| 1929 | 0.0412 | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0422 | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 0.0435 | +3.2% |
| 1932 | 0.0448 | +2.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0452 | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0454 | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0458 | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 0.0508 | +11.0% |
| 1937 | 0.056 | +10.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0624 | +11.3% |
| 1939 | 0.0678 | +8.6% |
| 1940 | 0.0729 | +7.7% |
| 1941 | 0.0787 | +7.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0849 | +7.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0903 | +6.4% |
| 1944 | 0.0961 | +6.4% |
| 1945 | 0.1044 | +8.6% |
| 1946 | 0.1088 | +4.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1127 | +3.6% |
| 1948 | 0.1185 | +5.1% |
| 1949 | 0.1245 | +5.1% |
| 1950 | 0.1291 | +3.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1337 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1397 | +4.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1455 | +4.1% |
| 1954 | 0.151 | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.1535 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.1583 | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 0.1634 | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1699 | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1727 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.1781 | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1688 | -5.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1669 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1638 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1613 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1586 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1541 | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1544 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.153 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1515 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2203 | +45.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1203 | -45.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1288 | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1362 | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1187 | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1414 | +19.1% |
| 1976 | 0.128 | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1456 | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1528 | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1953 | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1628 | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1479 | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1667 | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1639 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1249 | -23.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1301 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1275 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1719 | +34.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1243 | -27.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1372 | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1917 | +39.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1954 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1967 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1955 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1916 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1879 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1763 | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1812 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1982 | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1898 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1815 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1856 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2031 | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2119 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2068 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2138 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.198 | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2015 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2013 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1957 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2067 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.193 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2135 | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2194 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2148 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2171 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2144 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.203 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.204 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2109 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2081 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2085 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2244 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2232 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2271 | +1.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.2271 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.2271 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share global methane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +45.4% | 0.1515 | 0.2203 |
| 1971 | -45.4% | 0.2203 | 0.1203 |
| 1990 | +39.7% | 0.1372 | 0.1917 |
| 1987 | +34.9% | 0.1275 | 0.1719 |
| 1979 | +27.8% | 0.1528 | 0.1953 |
| 1988 | -27.7% | 0.1719 | 0.1243 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0417 | 0.0407 | 0.0426 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0397 | 0.0391 | 0.0405 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0381 | 0.0373 | 0.0391 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0358 | 0.0349 | 0.0369 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0337 | 0.0327 | 0.0345 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0318 | 0.0311 | 0.0324 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0336 | 0.0312 | 0.0369 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0393 | 0.0368 | 0.0412 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0504 | 0.0422 | 0.0678 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0992 | 0.0729 | 0.1245 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1517 | 0.1291 | 0.1727 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.161 | 0.1515 | 0.1781 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1487 | 0.1187 | 0.2203 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1457 | 0.1243 | 0.1719 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1904 | 0.1763 | 0.1982 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1999 | 0.1815 | 0.2138 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2097 | 0.193 | 0.2194 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2183 | 0.2081 | 0.2271 | 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 share global methane emissions in Zambia?
- Share global methane emissions in Zambia was 0.2271 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2271 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0311 in 1907.
- How does Zambia rank for share global methane emissions?
- Zambia ranks 73rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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