Methane emissions in Zambia

Zambia emitted 18.3 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Zambia, 2024 18.3 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +1.4% 2023: 18.0 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 75th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane 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.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period ZambiaWorld
2024 18.3 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 18.0 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 18.0 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 16.5 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 15.5 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 15.1 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 14.1 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 13.5 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 13.0 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 12.8 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 12.7 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 12.4 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 11.9 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 9.9 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 10.2 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 9.7 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 8.6 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 8.3 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 8.4 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 8.0 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 7.5 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 7.4 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 7.3 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 7.4 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 7.2 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4% from 18.0 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 12.7 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +43.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Zambia has the 75th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 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.CH4.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