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Carbon intensity of the economy — Zambia

Carbon intensity of the economy in Zambia in 2022 — 0.16 kg/$. Ranked 57 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 81.5%.

2022 0.16 kg/$ +13.48% vs 2021
World rank 57of 164
Period maximum 1.214 kg/$1955
Period minimum 0.072 kg/$2010

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Zambia, 1950–202200.511.519501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.866 kg/$1952: 0.949 kg/$1954: 1.005 kg/$1956: 1.183 kg/$1958: 1.07 kg/$1960: 0.875 kg/$1962: 0.726 kg/$1964: 0.573 kg/$1966: 0.548 kg/$1968: 0.654 kg/$1970: 0.518 kg/$1972: 0.512 kg/$1974: 0.494 kg/$1976: 0.465 kg/$1978: 0.419 kg/$1980: 0.426 kg/$1982: 0.412 kg/$1984: 0.337 kg/$1986: 0.336 kg/$1988: 0.334 kg/$1990: 0.235 kg/$1992: 0.219 kg/$1994: 0.234 kg/$1996: 0.154 kg/$1998: 0.174 kg/$2000: 0.117 kg/$2002: 0.11 kg/$2004: 0.097 kg/$2006: 0.083 kg/$2008: 0.076 kg/$2010: 0.072 kg/$2012: 0.082 kg/$2014: 0.095 kg/$2016: 0.1 kg/$2018: 0.135 kg/$2020: 0.158 kg/$2022: 0.16 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.706 (−81.52%) Average annual rate: -2.32 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zambia

Zambia 0.16 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Eastern Africa computed 0.122 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.16 +0.019 +13.48%
2021 0.141 −0.017 −10.76%
2020 0.158 +0.022 +16.18%
2019 0.136 +0.001 +0.74%
2018 0.135 +0.014 +11.57%
2017 0.121 +0.021 +21%
2016 0.1 +0.004 +4.17%
2015 0.096 +0.001 +1.05%
2014 0.095 +0.012 +14.46%
2013 0.083 +0.001 +1.22%
2012 0.082 +0.01 +13.89%
2011 0.072 +0 +0%
2010 0.072 −0.006 −7.69%
2009 0.078 +0.002 +2.63%
2008 0.076 +0 +0%
2007 0.076 −0.007 −8.43%
2006 0.083 −0.01 −10.75%
2005 0.093 −0.004 −4.12%
2004 0.097 −0.008 −7.62%
2003 0.105 −0.005 −4.55%
2002 0.11 −0.004 −3.51%
2001 0.114 −0.003 −2.56%
2000 0.117 −0.008 −6.4%
1999 0.125 −0.049 −28.16%
1998 0.174 −0.01 −5.43%
1997 0.184 +0.03 +19.48%
1996 0.154 −0.043 −21.83%
1995 0.197 −0.037 −15.81%
1994 0.234 +0.018 +8.33%
1993 0.216 −0.003 −1.37%
1992 0.219 −0.008 −3.52%
1991 0.227 −0.008 −3.4%
1990 0.235 −0.038 −13.92%
1989 0.273 −0.061 −18.26%
1988 0.334 +0.029 +9.51%
1987 0.305 −0.031 −9.23%
1986 0.336 +0.014 +4.35%
1985 0.322 −0.015 −4.45%
1984 0.337 −0.053 −13.59%
1983 0.39 −0.022 −5.34%
1982 0.412 +0.03 +7.85%
1981 0.382 −0.044 −10.33%
1980 0.426 −0.022 −4.91%
1979 0.448 +0.029 +6.92%
1978 0.419 −0.035 −7.71%
1977 0.454 −0.011 −2.37%
1976 0.465 −0.034 −6.81%
1975 0.499 +0.005 +1.01%
1974 0.494 −0.089 −15.27%
1973 0.583 +0.071 +13.87%
1972 0.512 −0.009 −1.73%
1971 0.521 +0.003 +0.58%
1970 0.518 −0.097 −15.77%
1969 0.615 −0.039 −5.96%
1968 0.654 −0.042 −6.03%
1967 0.696 +0.148 +27.01%
1966 0.548 −0.031 −5.35%
1965 0.579 +0.006 +1.05%
1964 0.573 −0.11 −16.11%
1963 0.683 −0.043 −5.92%
1962 0.726 −0.017 −2.29%
1961 0.743 −0.132 −15.09%
1960 0.875 −0.112 −11.35%
1959 0.987 −0.083 −7.76%
1958 1.07 −0.097 −8.31%
1957 1.167 −0.016 −1.35%
1956 1.183 −0.031 −2.55%
1955 1.214 +0.209 +20.8%
1954 1.005 +0.032 +3.29%
1953 0.973 +0.024 +2.53%
1952 0.949 +0.052 +5.8%
1951 0.897 +0.031 +3.58%
1950 0.866 — —

Eastern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UG Uganda 0.06 ET Ethiopia 0.063 MW Malawi 0.068 RW Rwanda 0.069 BI Burundi 0.096 TZ Tanzania 0.099 KE Kenya 0.108 MG Madagascar 0.109 MU Mauritius 0.16 ZM Zambia 0.16 DJ Djibouti 0.162 SC Seychelles 0.206 MZ Mozambique 0.296 KM Comoros 0.316 ZW Zimbabwe 0.472
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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