Kiribati vs Zambia: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Kiribati
0.5386 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.565 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kiribati rank
179th
Zambia rank
178th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kiribati
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.565 tonnes per person against 0.5386 tonnes per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0264 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Kiribati ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 178th of 213 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2979 tonnes per person | 1.05 tonnes per person | 0.7522 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.4693 tonnes per person | 0.8031 tonnes per person | 0.3338 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.356 tonnes per person | 0.4618 tonnes per person | 0.1058 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.3436 tonnes per person | 0.2603 tonnes per person | 0.0833 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.4506 tonnes per person | 0.1891 tonnes per person | 0.2615 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.5161 tonnes per person | 0.3435 tonnes per person | 0.1726 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.5378 tonnes per person | 0.536 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, Kiribati or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.565 tonnes per person against 0.5386 tonnes per person in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between Kiribati and Zambia?
- 0.0264 tonnes per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Zambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Zambia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 179th and Zambia ranks 178th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita 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
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.