Businesses in Petauke

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Petauke

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Other accommodation	19
Education	18
Shopping	13
Grocery stores and supermarkets	10
Religion	10
Shopping other	9
Clothing stores	8
Restaurants	7
Agricultural wholesale	6
Churches	6
Hospitals	5
Banks	5
Car parts	5
Dance clubs and discotheques	5

Petauke Facts

Area	6207.4 km²
Population	372,333
Male Population	183,638 (49.3%)
Female Population	188,695 (50.7%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+95.8%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+141.6%
Median Age	16.1 years (Male: 15.6, Female: 16.6)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$2,479 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Central Africa Time
Lat & Lng	-14.24264, 31.32530

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Petauke Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	190,138	165,553	154,094	261,223	372,333	418,198	458,973
Population Density	30.6 / km²	26.7 / km²	24.8 / km²	42.1 / km²	60 / km²	67.4 / km²	73.9 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Petauke Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 141.6% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Petauke	+95.8%	+124.9%	+141.6%
Eastern Province, Zambia	—	—	—
Zambia	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Petauke Median Age

Median Age: 16.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Petauke	16.1 yrs	16.6 yrs	15.6 yrs
Eastern Province, Zambia	16.2 yrs	16.5 yrs	15.9 yrs
Zambia	17 yrs	17.1 yrs	16.8 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Petauke Population Density

Population Density: 60 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Petauke	372,333	6,207.4 km²	60 / km²
Eastern Province, Zambia	1.8 million	51,208.2 km²	34.4 / km²
Zambia	16.1 million	751,093.4 km²	21.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Petauke Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1200 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Petauke Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$1,313	$1,112	$1,146	$1,311	$1,734	$2,451	$2,352	$2,479
Total GDP	$207.9M	$198.4M	$223.2M	$280.6M	$446.3M	$768.6M	$849.5M	$940.3M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Petauke CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Petauke	149,256 tn	0.4 tn	24 tons/km²
Eastern Province, Zambia	707,324 tn	0.4 tn	13.8 tons/km²
Zambia	6,494,218 tn	0.4 tn	8.6 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Petauke CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	149,256 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.4 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	24 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	Medium (5)
Earthquake	Low (2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/2/13	2:23 PM	4.5	95.5 km	10,000 m	82km NW of Chadiza, Zambia	usgs.gov
11/13/03	9:18 PM	4.9	79.3 km	5,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
12/16/99	2:16 PM	4.4	58.7 km	5,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
11/12/95	7:00 PM	4.8	53.8 km	10,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
11/30/81	2:41 AM	4.1	91.6 km	33,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
9/26/81	3:15 AM	4.1	79.1 km	33,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov
9/3/81	5:45 AM	4.8	92.3 km	33,000 m	Zambia	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Petauke

Petauke is a town and seat of Petauke District located in the Eastern Province of Zambia. is 400 km from the capital city Lusaka, roughly halfway between Lusaka and the Malawi border. The main spoken language of the 14,000 residents is Nsenga. the ..

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