Environment in Zambia 54 indicators covering environment for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.04 Mt CO2e 2024 up 43.8% 118th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.59 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.6% 120th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4042 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 up 51.6% 67th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3.69 Mt CO2e 2024 up 1,289.0% 93rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.543 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 56.7% 159th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.57 Mt CO2e 2024 up 110.2% 104th Aquaculture production 88,950 metric tons 2024 up 361.3% 44th Capture fisheries production 122,963 metric tons 2024 down 6.5% 75th Total fisheries production 211,913 metric tons 2024 up 40.6% 66th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.3 Mt CO2e 2024 up 42.0% 100th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.25 Mt CO2e 2024 up 70.9% 78th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e 2024 down 96.4% 135th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4714 Mt CO2e 2024 up 68.4% 124th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 4.28 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.2% 55th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2497 Mt CO2e 2024 up 25.1% 42nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.0% 105th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.52 Mt CO2e 2024 up 50.8% 95th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1552 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.3% 92nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0278 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.5% 120th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.5888 Mt CO2e 2024 up 24,433.3% 19th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.67 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.4% 49th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 3.23 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.7% 17th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0394 Mt CO2e 2024 up 44.9% 52nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e 2024 up 52.9% 113th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.81 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 12.4% 158th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.39 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.5% 80th Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.21 Mt CO2e 2024 up 30.6% 22nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 8.56 Mt CO2e 2024 up 69.9% 47th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0539 Mt CO2e 2024 up 52.7% 40th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1014 Mt CO2e 2024 up 69.6% 14th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.28 Mt CO2e 2024 up 43.7% 75th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0001 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 150th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1464 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 up 51.6% 77th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 282.1% 2024 up 244.9% 58th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 36.7% 2024 up 138.0% 111th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 142.8% 2024 up 133.9% 67th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 181.4% 2024 up 89.2% 20th Coal rents 0.2% 2021 up 73,210.5% 23rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 0.2651 Mt CO2e 2024 up 19.9% 49th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 2.84 2022 unchanged 142nd Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 3.83 Mt CO2e 2023 up 132.6% 137th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -33.66 Mt CO2e 2023 up 7.3% 156th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 2.3% 2023 unchanged 159th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 9.2% 2023 down 39.1% 168th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 16.8% 2023 down 50.4% 171st Forest rents 6.8% 2021 up 27.1% 11th Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 16.65 2022 up 39.4% 106th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -65.37 Mt CO2e 2023 up 3.9% 164th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 31.71 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 22nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2023 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 98.0% 2017 down 2.0% 55th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 down 89.6% 90th