Zambia CO2 Emissions

Fossil CO2 Emissions (2022)

9,270,700 tons

Yearly Change

+4.56%

Global Share

0.02%

Tons per capita

0.46

Fossil CO2 emissions in Zambia were 9,270,700 tons in 2022.
CO2 emissions increased by 4.56% over the previous year, representing an increase by 404,300 tons over 2021, when CO2 emissions were 8,866,400 tons.
CO2 emissions per capita in Zambia are equivalent to 0.46 tons per person (based on a population of 20,152,938 in 2022), an increase by 0.01 over the figure of 0.45 CO2 tons per person registered in 2021; this represents a change of 1.7% in CO2 emissions per capita.

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Zambia

Year	Fossil CO2 emissions (tons)	CO2 emissions change	CO2 emissions per capita	Population	Pop. change	Share of World's CO2 emissions
2022	9,270,700	4.56%	0.46	20,152,938	2.8%	0.024%
2021	8,866,400	7.65%	0.45	19,603,607	2.86%	0.023%
2020	8,236,330	−0.1%	0.43	19,059,395	2.95%	0.023%
2019	8,244,490	−2.26%	0.45	18,513,839	3.01%	0.022%
2018	8,434,700	14.93%	0.47	17,973,569	3.05%	0.022%
2017	7,338,790	25.38%	0.42	17,441,320	3.12%	0.020%
2016	5,853,190	9.29%	0.35	16,914,423	3.14%	0.016%
2015	5,355,500	6.35%	0.33	16,399,089	3.17%	0.015%
2014	5,035,540	9.42%	0.32	15,895,315	3.22%	0.014%
2013	4,601,880	5.78%	0.3	15,398,997	3.25%	0.013%
2012	4,350,310	32.33%	0.29	14,913,629	3.3%	0.012%
2011	3,287,400	12.53%	0.23	14,437,796	3.38%	0.0094%
2010	2,921,300	10.27%	0.21	13,965,594	3.52%	0.0086%
2009	2,649,240	12.2%	0.2	13,490,389	3.6%	0.0083%
2008	2,361,140	6.9%	0.18	13,021,324	3.63%	0.0073%
2007	2,208,670	−8.19%	0.18	12,565,085	3.59%	0.0069%
2006	2,405,660	−2.62%	0.2	12,129,553	3.5%	0.0078%
2005	2,470,400	7.39%	0.21	11,718,819	3.36%	0.0083%
2004	2,300,450	2.8%	0.2	11,338,198	3.23%	0.0080%
2003	2,237,810	8.32%	0.2	10,983,595	3.15%	0.0081%
2002	2,065,870	5.12%	0.19	10,647,949	3.13%	0.0078%
2001	1,965,250	0.78%	0.19	10,325,185	3.07%	0.0076%
2000	1,950,110	1.2%	0.19	10,017,631	2.85%	0.0076%
1999	1,927,020	−17.73%	0.2	9,740,005	2.72%	0.0078%
1998	2,342,300	−6.25%	0.25	9,482,408	2.66%	0.0095%
1997	2,498,460	26.01%	0.27	9,237,063	2.59%	0.010%
1996	1,982,680	−15.86%	0.22	9,004,053	2.48%	0.0083%
1995	2,356,470	−1.28%	0.27	8,785,763	2.44%	0.010%
1994	2,387,090	−16.11%	0.28	8,576,269	2.42%	0.010%
1993	2,845,370	−9.32%	0.34	8,373,921	2.41%	0.013%
1992	3,137,800	0.05%	0.38	8,176,680	2.44%	0.014%
1991	3,136,220	3.55%	0.39	7,981,650	2.51%	0.014%
1990	3,028,700	−17.06%	0.39	7,786,169	2.6%	0.013%
1989	3,651,610	3.47%	0.48	7,589,216	2.68%	0.016%
1988	3,529,270	8.51%	0.48	7,391,440	2.78%	0.016%
1987	3,252,430	−1.03%	0.45	7,191,282	2.93%	0.015%
1986	3,286,230	2.98%	0.47	6,986,471	3.03%	0.016%
1985	3,191,250	0.14%	0.47	6,780,953	3.05%	0.016%
1984	3,186,690	−1.83%	0.48	6,580,490	3.13%	0.016%
1983	3,246,120	−2.76%	0.51	6,381,038	3.28%	0.017%
1982	3,338,110	−3.15%	0.54	6,178,637	3.26%	0.017%
1981	3,446,840	−8.01%	0.58	5,983,289	3.11%	0.018%
1980	3,746,960	−0.13%	0.65	5,802,833	3.04%	0.019%
1979	3,751,750	−9.1%	0.67	5,631,728	3.04%	0.019%
1978	4,127,230	−4.82%	0.76	5,465,374	3.07%	0.021%
1977	4,336,310	−9.34%	0.82	5,302,480	3.08%	0.023%

Sources

Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR)
CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion - IEA
World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision - United Nations Population Division

Zambia CO2 Emissions

Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Zambia

Sources

See also