Zambia CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
11,573,195
tons
Year-over-Year
+1.89%
increase
Global Share
0.03%
Per Capita
0.55
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Zambia were 11,573,195 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 1.89% over the previous year, representing an increase by 214,570 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 11,358,626 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Zambia are equivalent to 0.55 tons per person, a decrease by −0.01 over the figure of 0.56 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −1% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Zambia
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11,573,195 | 1.89% | 0.55 | 0.029% |
| 2023 | 11,358,626 | 7.45% | 0.56 | 0.029% |
| 2022 | 10,571,203 | 9.2% | 0.53 | 0.027% |
| 2021 | 9,680,175 | 1.56% | 0.5 | 0.025% |
| 2020 | 9,531,029 | 5.5% | 0.51 | 0.026% |
| 2019 | 9,033,982 | −0.76% | 0.5 | 0.024% |
| 2018 | 9,103,150 | 13.25% | 0.52 | 0.024% |
| 2017 | 8,038,435 | 27.06% | 0.47 | 0.022% |
| 2016 | 6,326,558 | 8.18% | 0.38 | 0.017% |
| 2015 | 5,847,963 | 6.21% | 0.36 | 0.016% |
| 2014 | 5,506,114 | 16.27% | 0.35 | 0.015% |
| 2013 | 4,735,797 | 9.64% | 0.31 | 0.013% |
| 2012 | 4,319,344 | 24.94% | 0.29 | 0.012% |
| 2011 | 3,457,205 | 7.61% | 0.24 | 0.0099% |
| 2010 | 3,212,581 | 11.74% | 0.23 | 0.0095% |
| 2009 | 2,874,935 | 10.25% | 0.21 | 0.0090% |
| 2008 | 2,607,719 | 19.15% | 0.2 | 0.0080% |
| 2007 | 2,188,654 | −9.14% | 0.17 | 0.0068% |
| 2006 | 2,408,898 | −2.61% | 0.19 | 0.0078% |
| 2005 | 2,473,509 | 7.39% | 0.21 | 0.0082% |
| 2004 | 2,303,382 | 2.87% | 0.2 | 0.0080% |
| 2003 | 2,239,217 | 8.29% | 0.2 | 0.0081% |
| 2002 | 2,067,809 | 5.08% | 0.19 | 0.0078% |
| 2001 | 1,967,801 | 0.8% | 0.18 | 0.0076% |
| 2000 | 1,952,201 | 1.2% | 0.19 | 0.0076% |
| 1999 | 1,928,995 | −17.72% | 0.19 | 0.0077% |
| 1998 | 2,344,303 | −6.24% | 0.24 | 0.0095% |
| 1997 | 2,500,439 | 26% | 0.26 | 0.010% |
| 1996 | 1,984,439 | −15.81% | 0.21 | 0.0082% |
| 1995 | 2,357,140 | −1.25% | 0.26 | 0.0100% |
| 1994 | 2,387,093 | −16.11% | 0.27 | 0.010% |
| 1993 | 2,845,336 | −9.32% | 0.33 | 0.012% |
| 1992 | 3,137,813 | 0.05% | 0.37 | 0.014% |
| 1991 | 3,136,217 | 3.55% | 0.38 | 0.014% |
| 1990 | 3,028,723 | −17.06% | 0.38 | 0.013% |
| 1989 | 3,651,630 | 3.47% | 0.47 | 0.016% |
| 1988 | 3,529,284 | 8.51% | 0.46 | 0.016% |
| 1987 | 3,252,433 | −1.03% | 0.44 | 0.015% |
| 1986 | 3,286,246 | 2.98% | 0.46 | 0.016% |
| 1985 | 3,191,248 | 0.14% | 0.46 | 0.016% |
| 1984 | 3,186,717 | −1.83% | 0.47 | 0.016% |
| 1983 | 3,246,137 | −2.76% | 0.5 | 0.017% |
| 1982 | 3,338,117 | −3.15% | 0.53 | 0.017% |
| 1981 | 3,446,852 | −8.01% | 0.57 | 0.018% |
| 1980 | 3,746,974 | −0.13% | 0.64 | 0.019% |
| 1979 | 3,751,741 | −9.1% | 0.66 | 0.019% |
| 1978 | 4,127,242 | −4.82% | 0.75 | 0.021% |
| 1977 | 4,336,307 | −9.34% | 0.82 | 0.023% |
| 1976 | 4,782,855 | 0.08% | 0.93 | 0.026% |
| 1975 | 4,779,137 | 3.57% | 0.96 | 0.028% |
| 1974 | 4,614,375 | 0.97% | 0.96 | 0.027% |
| 1973 | 4,569,844 | 7.13% | 0.99 | 0.026% |
| 1972 | 4,265,767 | 10.58% | 0.95 | 0.026% |
| 1971 | 3,857,469 | 4.24% | 0.89 | 0.025% |
| 1970 | 3,700,412 | – | 0.89 | 0.023% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).