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).