Zambia Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
38.519.002
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,74%
increase
Global Share
0,07%
Per Capita
1,84
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Zambia were 38.519.002 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2,74% over the previous year, representing an increase by 1.027.000 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 37.492.003 tons.
- Per capita: 1,84 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Zambia accounts for 0,07% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38.519.002 | 11.573.195 | 18.276.169 | 8.669.558 | 79 | 1,84 | 2,74% | 0,072% |
| 2023 | 37.492.003 | 11.358.626 | 18.025.913 | 8.107.385 | 79 | 1,84 | 1,03% | 0,071% |
| 2022 | 37.109.064 | 10.571.203 | 18.013.060 | 8.524.722 | 79 | 1,87 | 8,67% | 0,072% |
| 2021 | 34.149.269 | 9.680.175 | 16.549.932 | 7.919.083 | 79 | 1,78 | 3,44% | 0,067% |
| 2020 | 33.012.914 | 9.531.029 | 15.493.942 | 7.987.864 | 79 | 1,77 | 1,92% | 0,067% |
| 2019 | 32.391.217 | 9.033.982 | 15.077.463 | 8.279.692 | 79 | 1,79 | 4,61% | 0,064% |
| 2018 | 30.964.710 | 9.103.150 | 14.127.319 | 7.734.162 | 79 | 1,76 | 5,74% | 0,061% |
| 2017 | 29.284.647 | 8.038.435 | 13.475.408 | 7.770.725 | 79 | 1,71 | 8,22% | 0,059% |
| 2016 | 27.061.095 | 6.326.558 | 13.019.341 | 7.715.116 | 79 | 1,63 | 3,24% | 0,056% |
| 2015 | 26.210.875 | 5.847.963 | 12.805.732 | 7.557.100 | 79 | 1,63 | 2,59% | 0,054% |
| 2014 | 25.548.038 | 5.506.114 | 12.722.370 | 7.319.474 | 79 | 1,64 | 4,05% | 0,053% |
| 2013 | 24.553.696 | 4.735.797 | 12.394.565 | 7.423.255 | 79 | 1,62 | 5,52% | 0,051% |
| 2012 | 23.269.153 | 4.319.344 | 11.878.233 | 7.071.497 | 79 | 1,58 | 17,65% | 0,049% |
| 2011 | 19.778.905 | 3.457.205 | 9.937.911 | 6.383.710 | 79 | 1,39 | −0,81% | 0,042% |
| 2010 | 19.940.939 | 3.212.581 | 10.199.399 | 6.528.880 | 79 | 1,44 | 9,19% | 0,044% |
| 2009 | 18.262.531 | 2.874.935 | 9.732.395 | 5.655.122 | 79 | 1,36 | 9,34% | 0,042% |
| 2008 | 16.702.625 | 2.607.719 | 8.564.092 | 5.530.734 | 79 | 1,28 | 5,93% | 0,038% |
| 2007 | 15.768.178 | 2.188.654 | 8.264.923 | 5.314.512 | 88 | 1,24 | −3,23% | 0,036% |
| 2006 | 16.294.637 | 2.408.898 | 8.429.404 | 5.456.237 | 98 | 1,32 | 0,01% | 0,039% |
| 2005 | 16.293.510 | 2.473.509 | 7.953.463 | 5.866.441 | 97 | 1,35 | 6,68% | 0,040% |
| 2004 | 15.273.185 | 2.303.382 | 7.518.894 | 5.450.827 | 82 | 1,3 | 1,75% | 0,039% |
| 2003 | 15.011.101 | 2.239.217 | 7.360.090 | 5.411.726 | 68 | 1,31 | 3,84% | 0,039% |
| 2002 | 14.456.214 | 2.067.809 | 7.299.451 | 5.088.896 | 59 | 1,3 | −4,76% | 0,040% |
| 2001 | 15.178.593 | 1.967.801 | 7.359.084 | 5.851.656 | 51 | 1,4 | 8,34% | 0,042% |
| 2000 | 14.009.994 | 1.952.201 | 7.175.133 | 4.882.621 | 38 | 1,33 | −3,6% | 0,039% |
| 1999 | 14.532.719 | 1.928.995 | 7.375.061 | 5.228.625 | 38 | 1,42 | −2,14% | 0,042% |
| 1998 | 14.850.214 | 2.344.303 | 6.993.175 | 5.512.699 | 37 | 1,49 | 11,89% | 0,043% |
| 1997 | 13.272.474 | 2.500.439 | 6.791.104 | 3.980.893 | 39 | 1,37 | −2,83% | 0,038% |
| 1996 | 13.659.532 | 1.984.439 | 6.137.102 | 5.537.952 | 39 | 1,45 | −2,57% | 0,040% |
| 1995 | 14.020.220 | 2.357.140 | 6.244.944 | 5.418.102 | 34 | 1,53 | −2,52% | 0,042% |
| 1994 | 14.382.822 | 2.387.093 | 6.407.496 | 5.588.202 | 32 | 1,62 | −3,63% | 0,044% |
| 1993 | 14.924.500 | 2.845.336 | 6.596.605 | 5.482.527 | 32 | 1,72 | −2,97% | 0,046% |
| 1992 | 15.380.989 | 3.137.813 | 6.723.912 | 5.519.241 | 23 | 1,82 | 3,82% | 0,048% |
| 1991 | 14.815.694 | 3.136.217 | 6.663.692 | 5.015.767 | 19 | 1,8 | −6,61% | 0,046% |
| 1990 | 15.864.135 | 3.028.723 | 6.494.237 | 6.341.161 | 15 | 1,98 | 0,4% | 0,049% |
| 1989 | 15.800.568 | 3.651.630 | 6.242.788 | 5.906.143 | 8 | 2,02 | 5,88% | 0,049% |
| 1988 | 14.922.709 | 3.529.284 | 6.130.317 | 5.263.102 | 6 | 1,96 | 1,92% | 0,048% |
| 1987 | 14.641.110 | 3.252.433 | 5.981.846 | 5.406.825 | 5 | 1,98 | −3,58% | 0,048% |
| 1986 | 15.185.098 | 3.286.246 | 5.820.790 | 6.078.057 | 6 | 2,12 | 4,15% | 0,051% |
| 1985 | 14.579.840 | 3.191.248 | 5.591.664 | 5.796.927 | 1 | 2,1 | 11,46% | 0,050% |
| 1984 | 13.080.520 | 3.186.717 | 5.218.783 | 4.675.018 | 2 | 1,94 | −9,43% | 0,045% |
| 1983 | 14.443.223 | 3.246.137 | 5.274.625 | 5.922.459 | 2 | 2,21 | −0,35% | 0,052% |
| 1982 | 14.493.458 | 3.338.117 | 5.319.960 | 5.835.380 | 1 | 2,3 | 23,78% | 0,052% |
| 1981 | 11.709.174 | 3.446.852 | 5.083.417 | 3.178.902 | 2 | 1,92 | −0,24% | 0,042% |
| 1980 | 11.737.162 | 3.746.974 | 4.867.697 | 3.122.490 | 0 | 1,99 | 0,5% | 0,041% |
| 1979 | 11.678.516 | 3.751.741 | 4.845.273 | 3.081.502 | 0 | 2,05 | −1,67% | 0,041% |
| 1978 | 11.876.727 | 4.127.242 | 4.727.166 | 3.022.318 | 0 | 2,16 | −1,52% | 0,042% |
| 1977 | 12.059.703 | 4.336.307 | 4.643.368 | 3.080.027 | 0 | 2,27 | −2,06% | 0,044% |
| 1976 | 12.313.368 | 4.782.855 | 4.512.905 | 3.017.609 | 0 | 2,4 | 3,61% | 0,046% |
| 1975 | 11.884.873 | 4.779.137 | 4.222.976 | 2.882.760 | 0 | 2,39 | 2,51% | 0,047% |
| 1974 | 11.594.184 | 4.614.375 | 4.097.016 | 2.882.793 | 0 | 2,42 | 1,91% | 0,046% |
| 1973 | 11.377.298 | 4.569.844 | 4.050.728 | 2.756.726 | 0 | 2,46 | 4,21% | 0,045% |
| 1972 | 10.917.496 | 4.265.767 | 3.982.149 | 2.669.580 | 0 | 2,44 | 5,62% | 0,045% |
| 1971 | 10.336.434 | 3.857.469 | 3.884.027 | 2.594.937 | 0 | 2,39 | 2,54% | 0,044% |
| 1970 | 10.080.343 | 3.700.412 | 3.838.994 | 2.540.937 | 0 | 2,42 | – | 0,043% |
See also
- Zambia CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Zambia
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).