Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Zambia

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Zambia in 2024 — 0.016%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 214. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 0.015 pp.

2024 0.016% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 96of 214
Period maximum 0.02%1974
Period minimum 0.001%1950

Trend over time

1950–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Zambia, 1950–202400.0050.010.0150.0219501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.001%1952: 0.003%1954: 0.006%1956: 0.008%1958: 0.011%1960: 0.013%1962: 0.015%1964: 0.016%1966: 0.017%1968: 0.018%1970: 0.019%1972: 0.019%1974: 0.02%1976: 0.02%1978: 0.02%1980: 0.02%1982: 0.02%1984: 0.019%1986: 0.019%1988: 0.019%1990: 0.018%1992: 0.018%1994: 0.018%1996: 0.017%1998: 0.017%2000: 0.016%2002: 0.016%2004: 0.015%2006: 0.015%2008: 0.015%2010: 0.014%2012: 0.014%2014: 0.014%2016: 0.014%2018: 0.015%2020: 0.015%2022: 0.016%2024: 0.016%
Change over the period: +0.015 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Zambia 0.016%
World computed 97.503%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 1.923%
Eastern Africa computed 0.172%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Zambia, by year Zambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 0.016 +0 pp
2023 0.016 +0 pp
2022 0.016 +0.001 pp
2021 0.015 +0 pp
2020 0.015 +0 pp
2019 0.015 +0 pp
2018 0.015 +0.001 pp
2017 0.014 +0 pp
2016 0.014 +0 pp
2015 0.014 +0 pp
2014 0.014 +0 pp
2013 0.014 +0 pp
2012 0.014 +0 pp
2011 0.014 +0 pp
2010 0.014 −0.001 pp
2009 0.015 +0 pp
2008 0.015 +0 pp
2007 0.015 +0 pp
2006 0.015 +0 pp
2005 0.015 +0 pp
2004 0.015 −0.001 pp
2003 0.016 +0 pp
2002 0.016 +0 pp
2001 0.016 +0 pp
2000 0.016 +0 pp
1999 0.016 −0.001 pp
1998 0.017 +0 pp
1997 0.017 +0 pp
1996 0.017 +0 pp
1995 0.017 −0.001 pp
1994 0.018 +0 pp
1993 0.018 +0 pp
1992 0.018 +0 pp
1991 0.018 +0 pp
1990 0.018 −0.001 pp
1989 0.019 +0 pp
1988 0.019 +0 pp
1987 0.019 +0 pp
1986 0.019 +0 pp
1985 0.019 +0 pp
1984 0.019 −0.001 pp
1983 0.02 +0 pp
1982 0.02 +0 pp
1981 0.02 +0 pp
1980 0.02 +0 pp
1979 0.02 +0 pp
1978 0.02 +0 pp
1977 0.02 +0 pp
1976 0.02 +0 pp
1975 0.02 +0 pp
1974 0.02 +0.001 pp
1973 0.019 +0 pp
1972 0.019 +0 pp
1971 0.019 +0 pp
1970 0.019 +0.001 pp
1969 0.018 +0 pp
1968 0.018 +0.001 pp
1967 0.017 +0 pp
1966 0.017 +0.001 pp
1965 0.016 +0 pp
1964 0.016 +0.001 pp
1963 0.015 +0 pp
1962 0.015 +0.001 pp
1961 0.014 +0.001 pp
1960 0.013 +0.001 pp
1959 0.012 +0.001 pp
1958 0.011 +0.001 pp
1957 0.01 +0.002 pp
1956 0.008 +0.001 pp
1955 0.007 +0.001 pp
1954 0.006 +0.002 pp
1953 0.004 +0.001 pp
1952 0.003 +0.001 pp
1951 0.002 +0.001 pp
1950 0.001

About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

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