Total greenhouse gas emissions in Zambia

Zambia emitted 38.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gases (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Zambia, 2024 38.5 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +2.7% 2023: 37.5 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 53,206.4 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 95th of 203 See the full ranking

Total greenhouse gas emissions in Zambia over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total greenhouse gas emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period ZambiaWorld
2024 38.5 Mt CO2e 53,206.4 Mt CO2e
2023 37.5 Mt CO2e 52,540.8 Mt CO2e
2022 37.1 Mt CO2e 51,748.1 Mt CO2e
2021 34.1 Mt CO2e 51,188.0 Mt CO2e
2020 33.0 Mt CO2e 48,962.1 Mt CO2e
2019 32.4 Mt CO2e 50,829.6 Mt CO2e
2018 31.0 Mt CO2e 50,566.4 Mt CO2e
2017 29.3 Mt CO2e 49,478.6 Mt CO2e
2016 27.1 Mt CO2e 48,655.8 Mt CO2e
2015 26.2 Mt CO2e 48,451.4 Mt CO2e
2014 25.5 Mt CO2e 48,549.1 Mt CO2e
2013 24.6 Mt CO2e 48,193.4 Mt CO2e
2012 23.3 Mt CO2e 47,430.1 Mt CO2e
2011 19.8 Mt CO2e 46,808.1 Mt CO2e
2010 19.9 Mt CO2e 45,433.1 Mt CO2e
2009 18.3 Mt CO2e 43,188.4 Mt CO2e
2008 16.7 Mt CO2e 43,642.4 Mt CO2e
2007 15.8 Mt CO2e 43,350.6 Mt CO2e
2006 16.3 Mt CO2e 42,078.8 Mt CO2e
2005 16.3 Mt CO2e 40,919.6 Mt CO2e
2004 15.3 Mt CO2e 39,626.8 Mt CO2e
2003 15.0 Mt CO2e 38,064.8 Mt CO2e
2002 14.5 Mt CO2e 36,555.7 Mt CO2e
2001 15.2 Mt CO2e 36,099.5 Mt CO2e
2000 14.0 Mt CO2e 35,794.0 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.7% from 37.5 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 25.5 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +50.8%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Zambia has the 95th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 53,206.4 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.ALL.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Zambia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database