Romania vs Zambia: Consumption-based carbon intensity

Romania
0.1655 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Zambia
0.1713 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Romania rank
100th
Zambia rank
98th

Consumption-based carbon intensity over time

  • Romania
  • Zambia
0.250.50.7511.2199020062022

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1655 kilograms per international-$ in Romania, a difference of 0.0058 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 100th and Zambia ranks 98th of 119 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8378 kilograms per international-$ 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ 0.6642 kilograms per international-$ Romania
2000s 0.4322 kilograms per international-$ 0.1992 kilograms per international-$ 0.233 kilograms per international-$ Romania
2010s 0.218 kilograms per international-$ 0.1624 kilograms per international-$ 0.0556 kilograms per international-$ Romania
2020s 0.1677 kilograms per international-$ 0.159 kilograms per international-$ 0.0088 kilograms per international-$ Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher consumption-based carbon intensity, Romania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.1713 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1655 kilograms per international-$ in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in consumption-based carbon intensity between Romania and Zambia?
0.0058 kilograms per international-$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zambia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Romania and Zambia rank globally for consumption-based carbon intensity?
Romania ranks 100th and Zambia ranks 98th of 119 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 Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Consumption-based carbon intensity
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
119 places, 3,909 data points, 1990–2022
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).