Egypt vs Zambia: Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2)

Egypt
0.1267 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Zambia
0.1272 kg per constant US$
in 2023
Egypt rank
83rd
Zambia rank
82nd

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2) over time

  • Egypt
  • Zambia
0.050.0750.10.1250.150.175200020112023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1272 kg per constant US$ against 0.1267 kg per constant US$ in Egypt, a difference of 0.0005 kg per constant US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 83rd and Zambia ranks 82nd of 160 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Zambia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.1566 kg per constant US$ 0.0664 kg per constant US$ 0.0903 kg per constant US$ Egypt
2010s 0.1477 kg per constant US$ 0.0816 kg per constant US$ 0.0661 kg per constant US$ Egypt
2020s 0.1262 kg per constant US$ 0.1222 kg per constant US$ 0.004 kg per constant US$ Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp, Egypt or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1272 kg per constant US$ against 0.1267 kg per constant US$ in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp between Egypt and Zambia?
0.0005 kg per constant US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Zambia rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gdp ppp?
Egypt ranks 83rd and Zambia ranks 82nd of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP (kilogrammes of CO2 per constant 2021 United States dollars)
Unit
kg per constant US$
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
196 places, 4,687 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed