🇿🇲 Zambia Environment - Air Quality, Renewable Energy & CO2

🇿🇲 Zambia ZM / ZMB #38

Nomad Score 48.0

Cities 10

Region African Union, Africa, Africa, Eastern Africa

Currency ZMW

🌍 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW

PM2.5 (2019) 16.9 µg/m³

Renewable Energy (2023) 89.0%

Sources: OWID, World Bank

💨 AIR QUALITY

PM2.5 Concentration 16.9 µg/m³

WHO Guideline 5.0 µg/m³

vs WHO limit 3.4x above guideline

Assessment Moderate air quality

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory via OWID. WHO annual mean guideline: 5 µg/m³.

⚡ RENEWABLE ENERGY

Renewable Share 89.0% of electricity

Assessment Highly renewable

Source: Ember / Energy Institute via OWID. Percentage of electricity from renewable sources.

🔌 INFRASTRUCTURE

Electricity Access (2023) 51.1%

Grid Losses (2022) 11.5%

Sanitation (2024) 37.5%

🌳 NATURE & AIR QUALITY

Forest Area (2023) 59.5%

Renewable Electricity (2021) 92.1%

PM2.5 (WB) (2020) 24.3 µg/m³

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