Ecuador vs Zambia: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Ecuador
236.65 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Zambia
236.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Ecuador rank
59th
Zambia rank
61st
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Ecuador
- Zambia
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 236.65 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 236.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Zambia, a difference of 0.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 59th and Zambia ranks 61st of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 341.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 164.51 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 177.41 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 281.14 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 146.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 134.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 270.1 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 132.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 137.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 246.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 195.64 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 51.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 229.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 245.52 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 15.93 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Ecuador or Zambia?
- Ecuador, at 236.65 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 236.27 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and Zambia?
- 0.38 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zambia?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Zambia rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 59th and Zambia ranks 61st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.