Bolivia vs Zambia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Bolivia
2.4%
in 2024
Zambia
1.4%
in 2024
Bolivia rank
12th
Zambia rank
15th

Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Bolivia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 2.4% against 1.4% in Zambia, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.8 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 15th of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 10 and Zambia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Zambia Difference Ahead
1850s 1.5% 0.4% 1.1% Bolivia
1860s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Zambia
1870s -0.3% 0.3% 0.6% Zambia
1880s 0.6% 0.3% 0.3% Bolivia
1890s 0.9% 0.2% 0.7% Bolivia
1900s 0.6% 0.2% 0.4% Bolivia
1910s 1.0% 0.1% 0.8% Bolivia
1920s 1.0% 0.5% 0.5% Bolivia
1930s 0.9% 0.6% 0.3% Bolivia
1940s 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% Zambia
1950s 0.5% 0.8% 0.3% Zambia
1960s 0.3% 0.8% 0.5% Zambia
1970s 0.7% 0.7% 0.0% Zambia
1980s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% Zambia
1990s 1.8% 0.9% 1.0% Bolivia
2000s 2.1% 1.4% 0.7% Bolivia
2010s 1.4% 1.6% 0.2% Zambia
2020s 2.1% 1.4% 0.7% Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bolivia or Zambia?
Bolivia, at 2.4% against 1.4% in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bolivia and Zambia?
1.0%, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Zambia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Zambia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Bolivia ranks 12th and Zambia ranks 15th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
%
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.