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
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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

Indicator
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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.