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
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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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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).