Mozambique vs Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

Mozambique
4.65 billion tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
5.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mozambique rank
65th
Zambia rank
63rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.01 billion tonnes against 4.65 billion tonnes in Mozambique, a difference of 357.10 million tonnes.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mozambique ranks 65th and Zambia ranks 63rd of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.27 billion tonnes 325.91 million tonnes 946.34 million tonnes Mozambique
1960s 1.94 billion tonnes 981.08 million tonnes 959.89 million tonnes Mozambique
1970s 2.34 billion tonnes 1.54 billion tonnes 798.22 million tonnes Mozambique
1980s 2.61 billion tonnes 1.95 billion tonnes 661.66 million tonnes Mozambique
1990s 2.95 billion tonnes 2.48 billion tonnes 472.09 million tonnes Mozambique
2000s 3.60 billion tonnes 3.17 billion tonnes 435.24 million tonnes Mozambique
2010s 4.23 billion tonnes 4.22 billion tonnes 13.16 million tonnes Mozambique
2020s 4.57 billion tonnes 4.86 billion tonnes 287.03 million tonnes Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, Mozambique or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.01 billion tonnes against 4.65 billion tonnes in Mozambique as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between Mozambique and Zambia?
357.10 million tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
Mozambique ranks 65th and Zambia ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.