Share of global methane emissions in Zambia
Zambia: Share of global methane emissions was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
73rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2024
All-time low
0.0%
in 1907
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global methane emissions in Zambia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global methane emissions in Zambia is 0.2%, 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 of global methane emissions in Zambia peaked at 0.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, 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 of global methane emissions in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1901 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 0.1% | +11.0% |
| 1937 | 0.1% | +10.3% |
| 1938 | 0.1% | +11.3% |
| 1939 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +7.7% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +7.9% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +6.4% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +8.6% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +3.6% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +5.1% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | +4.5% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | +4.1% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +4.0% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -5.2% |
| 1962 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +45.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -45.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -12.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +19.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | -9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +27.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2% | -16.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -23.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +34.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -27.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +39.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +1.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of 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% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 1971 | -45.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
| 1990 | +39.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1987 | +34.9% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1979 | +27.8% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| 1988 | -27.7% | 0.2% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Zambia
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- 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 of global methane emissions in Zambia?
- Share of global methane emissions in Zambia was 0.2% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global methane emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global methane emissions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1907.
- How does Zambia rank for share of global methane emissions?
- Zambia ranks 73rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of 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 Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.