Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 18.28 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Zambia, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Zambia is 18.28 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 190.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Zambia peaked at 18.28 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.11 current US$ per person, in 1996.
That places Zambia 179th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.26 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 4.62 current US$ per person | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 4.67 current US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.2 current US$ per person | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 3.65 current US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 3.71 current US$ per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 3.11 current US$ per person | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 4.1 current US$ per person | +31.9% |
| 1998 | 3.92 current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 3.21 current US$ per person | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 3.35 current US$ per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 3.46 current US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 3.63 current US$ per person | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 3.98 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 4.11 current US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 4.55 current US$ per person | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 4.41 current US$ per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 4.06 current US$ per person | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 4.51 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 5.1 current US$ per person | +12.9% |
| 2010 | 5.44 current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 6.3 current US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 8.4 current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 2013 | 8.9 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 9.93 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 10.52 current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 11.3 current US$ per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 14.61 current US$ per person | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 16.85 current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 14.98 current US$ per person | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 15.7 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 18.28 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 18.28 current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32.83 current US$ per person, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 18.28 current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.54 current US$ per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.95 current US$ per person | 3.11 current US$ per person | 4.67 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.12 current US$ per person | 3.35 current US$ per person | 5.1 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.72 current US$ per person | 5.44 current US$ per person | 16.85 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.99 current US$ per person | 15.7 current US$ per person | 18.28 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 176 Comoros 20.07 current US$ per person compare
- 177 Sudan 20.04 current US$ per person compare
- 178 Solomon Islands 19.35 current US$ per person compare
- 180 Cote d'Ivoire 17.7 current US$ per person compare
- 181 Puerto Rico 17.44 current US$ per person compare
- 182 Cameroon 16.35 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Zambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.92 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.1053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 138.75 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0769 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 101.32 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0464 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Zambia?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Zambia was 18.28 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.28 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.11 current US$ per person in 1996.
- How does Zambia rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Zambia ranks 179th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.