Italy vs Zambia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Italy
0.1592 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Zambia
0.1598 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Italy rank
110th
Zambia rank
108th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Italy
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ in Italy, a difference of 0.0006 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Italy ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 108th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1915 kilograms per international-$ | 1.03 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8397 kilograms per international-$ | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.291 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6693 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3782 kilograms per international-$ | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.3589 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4913 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1324 kilograms per international-$ | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.2943 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3516 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0573 kilograms per international-$ | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.2754 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1965 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0788 kilograms per international-$ | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.2398 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0949 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1449 kilograms per international-$ | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.1813 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0992 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0821 kilograms per international-$ | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ | 0.153 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0068 kilograms per international-$ | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Italy or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1592 kilograms per international-$ in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Italy and Zambia?
- 0.0006 kilograms per international-$, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zambia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Zambia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Italy ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 108th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).