Zambia's co₂ emissions rose from 2.1 Mt in 1995 to 12.0 Mt in 2024.
Zambia · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Zambia's co₂ per capita rose from 0.2 t in 1995 to 0.6 t in 2024.
Zambia's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita rose from 0.2 t in 1994 to 0.6 t in 2023.
Zambia's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 159.5 Mt in 1995 to 300.8 Mt in 2024.
Zambia's share of global co₂ emissions rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 0.0 % in 2024.
Zambia's total greenhouse gas emissions rose from 64.3 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 99.0 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
97th of 209 · 36th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zambia's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 7.3 t CO₂e in 1995 to 4.6 t CO₂e in 2024.
Zambia's co₂ intensity fell from 0.2 in 1993 to 0.2 in 2022.
Zambia's carbon intensity of electricity rose from 27.2 in 2000 to 119.7 in 2024.
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- Methane emissionsup +2.6 %74th of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsup +0.9 %41st of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coalup +2.1 %56th of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +1.8 %115th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from gasunchanged +0.070th of 87*
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changedown −2.5 %15th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.063rd of 205