East Timor vs Zambia: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
East Timor
0.477 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.565 tonnes per person
in 2024
East Timor rank
181st
Zambia rank
178th
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- East Timor
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.565 tonnes per person against 0.477 tonnes per person in East Timor, a difference of 0.088 tonnes per person.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Zambia ahead.
East Timor ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 178th of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0412 tonnes per person | 0.2341 tonnes per person | 0.1929 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.3075 tonnes per person | 0.1891 tonnes per person | 0.1183 tonnes per person | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.4836 tonnes per person | 0.3435 tonnes per person | 0.1401 tonnes per person | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.4745 tonnes per person | 0.536 tonnes per person | 0.0615 tonnes per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, East Timor or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.565 tonnes per person against 0.477 tonnes per person in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita between East Timor and Zambia?
- 0.088 tonnes per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Zambia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do East Timor and Zambia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- East Timor ranks 181st 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.