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).