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
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-$, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Zambia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Romania and Zambia rank globally for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Romania ranks 100th and Zambia ranks 98th of 119 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).