Angola vs Zambia: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Angola
17.91 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Zambia
16.2 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Angola rank
181st
Zambia rank
184th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Angola
- Zambia
How they compare
Angola currently reports 17.91 tonnes per square kilometre against 16.2 tonnes per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Angola ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 184th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.15 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1970s | 3.48 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.29 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1980s | 4.04 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0486 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 1990s | 8.82 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.02 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.8 tonnes per square kilometre | Angola |
| 2000s | 13.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.97 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.83 tonnes per square kilometre | Angola |
| 2010s | 19.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 12.1 tonnes per square kilometre | Angola |
| 2020s | 16.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.57 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Angola or Zambia?
- Angola, at 17.91 tonnes per square kilometre against 16.2 tonnes per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Angola and Zambia?
- 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Zambia rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Angola ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 184th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.