Finland vs Zambia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Finland
0.1607 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Zambia
0.1598 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Finland rank
105th
Zambia rank
108th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Finland
- Zambia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ in Zambia, a difference of 0.0009 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Finland ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 108th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2903 kilograms per international-$ | 1.03 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7408 kilograms per international-$ | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.4413 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6693 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2279 kilograms per international-$ | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.5746 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4913 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0833 kilograms per international-$ | Finland |
| 1980s | 0.4461 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3516 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0945 kilograms per international-$ | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.4358 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1965 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2393 kilograms per international-$ | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.3347 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0949 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2398 kilograms per international-$ | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.2389 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0992 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1397 kilograms per international-$ | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.1689 kilograms per international-$ | 0.153 kilograms per international-$ | 0.016 kilograms per international-$ | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Finland or Zambia?
- Finland, at 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Finland and Zambia?
- 0.0009 kilograms per international-$, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Zambia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Zambia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Finland ranks 105th and Zambia ranks 108th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).