Colombia vs Zambia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Colombia
96.61 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Zambia
100.39 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Colombia rank
145th
Zambia rank
144th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Colombia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 100.39 tonnes per square kilometre against 96.61 tonnes per square kilometre in Colombia, a difference of 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 145th and Zambia ranks 144th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 203 tonnes per square kilometre | 75.47 tonnes per square kilometre | 127.53 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1970s | 141.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 65.83 tonnes per square kilometre | 75.79 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1980s | 78.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 61.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 17.25 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 1990s | 112.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 76.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 35.92 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2000s | 78.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 120.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 41.7 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 174.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 134.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 40.04 tonnes per square kilometre | Colombia |
| 2020s | 99.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 102.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Colombia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 100.39 tonnes per square kilometre against 96.61 tonnes per square kilometre in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Colombia and Zambia?
- 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Zambia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 145th and Zambia ranks 144th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.