Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia

Zambia: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0001 kt per person
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
182nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0001 kt per person
in 1961
All-time low
0 kt per person
in 1969
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0001 kt per person.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0001 kt per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 1969.

Zambia ranks 182nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in Zambia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per person Change
1961 0.0001 kt per person
1962 0.0001 kt per person -4.3%
1963 0.0001 kt per person -4.3%
1964 0.0001 kt per person -4.5%
1965 0.0001 kt per person -4.8%
1966 0.0001 kt per person -5.1%
1967 0.0001 kt per person -5.4%
1968 0.0001 kt per person -6.0%
1969 0 kt per person -6.3%
1970 0 kt per person +0.3%
1971 0.0001 kt per person +3.6%
1972 0.0001 kt per person +2.2%
1973 0.0001 kt per person +0.7%
1974 0.0001 kt per person +2.6%
1975 0.0001 kt per person +1.9%
1976 0.0001 kt per person +2.2%
1977 0.0001 kt per person +2.0%
1978 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
1979 0.0001 kt per person +1.1%
1980 0.0001 kt per person +0.9%
1981 0.0001 kt per person -0.4%
1982 0.0001 kt per person -0.1%
1983 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
1984 0.0001 kt per person -0.3%
1985 0.0001 kt per person -0.9%
1986 0.0001 kt per person -0.3%
1987 0.0001 kt per person +0.4%
1988 0.0001 kt per person -0.8%
1989 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
1990 0.0001 kt per person -0.4%
1991 0.0001 kt per person -1.1%
1992 0.0001 kt per person -1.0%
1993 0.0001 kt per person -0.7%
1994 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
1995 0.0001 kt per person -1.6%
1996 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
1997 0.0001 kt per person -1.3%
1998 0.0001 kt per person -1.3%
1999 0.0001 kt per person -0.3%
2000 0.0001 kt per person -2.0%
2001 0.0001 kt per person +0.1%
2002 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
2003 0.0001 kt per person +0.4%
2004 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
2005 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
2006 0.0001 kt per person -0.4%
2007 0.0001 kt per person -0.5%
2008 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%
2009 0.0001 kt per person +1.8%
2010 0.0001 kt per person +2.0%
2011 0.0001 kt per person +0.8%
2012 0.0001 kt per person +1.1%
2013 0.0001 kt per person +1.2%
2014 0.0001 kt per person +0.4%
2015 0.0001 kt per person -0.3%
2016 0.0001 kt per person +0.1%
2017 0.0001 kt per person +0.5%
2018 0.0001 kt per person -0.7%
2019 0.0001 kt per person +0.0%
2020 0.0001 kt per person -0.1%
2021 0.0001 kt per person +0.1%
2022 0.0001 kt per person +0.0%
2023 0.0001 kt per person +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 9
1970s 0.0001 kt per person 0 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1980s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
1990s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2000s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2010s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 10
2020s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person 4

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 179 Mozambique 0.0001 kt per person compare
  2. 180 Niger 0.0001 kt per person compare
  3. 181 Afghanistan 0.0001 kt per person compare
  4. 183 Syria 0.0001 kt per person compare
  5. 184 Nauru 0 kt per person compare
  6. 185 Switzerland 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in Zambia was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 1961.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1969.
How does Zambia rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
Zambia ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.