Carbon intensity of electricity in Zambia in 2024 — 126 g/kWh. Ranked 29 in the world out of 195. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 361.7%.
2000–2024 · grams CO₂ per kWh
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 126 | +9 | +7.34% |
| 2023 | 117 | −0 | −0.39% |
| 2022 | 118 | +27 | +29.45% |
| 2021 | 91 | −51 | −35.94% |
| 2020 | 142 | −3 | −1.98% |
| 2019 | 145 | −3 | −1.85% |
| 2018 | 147 | +18 | +13.57% |
| 2017 | 130 | +64 | +95.88% |
| 2016 | 66 | +23 | +51.75% |
| 2015 | 44 | +1 | +2.27% |
| 2014 | 43 | +18 | +72.11% |
| 2013 | 25 | +1 | +2.31% |
| 2012 | 24 | −0 | −0.49% |
| 2011 | 24 | −1 | −2.05% |
| 2010 | 25 | +1 | +2.51% |
| 2009 | 24 | −1 | −3.61% |
| 2008 | 25 | +0 | +1.12% |
| 2007 | 25 | +0 | +0.44% |
| 2006 | 25 | −4 | −14.75% |
| 2005 | 29 | +1 | +3.12% |
| 2004 | 28 | −2 | −6.16% |
| 2003 | 30 | +1 | +2.18% |
| 2002 | 29 | +0 | +1.52% |
| 2001 | 29 | +2 | +6.35% |
| 2000 | 27 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
Electricity Fossil fuel share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from coal, gas and oil together.
Electricity Clean electricity shareWhat share of its electricity a country gets from sources without emissions — renewables and nuclear.
Emissions Carbon intensity of the economyHow many kilograms of CO2 fall on each dollar of output produced.
