Zambia recorded the highest growth rate in its cost of CO2 emission in 2020

The cost of damage caused by carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels in Zambia increased from 0.46% in 2009 to 1.77% in 2021. As of 2023, the southern African nation's population was estimated to be 20.6 million individuals.

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World Bank estimates

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