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

New Zealand
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
5.01 billion tonnes
in 2024
New Zealand rank
62nd
Zambia rank
63rd

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

  • New Zealand
  • Zambia
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 5.13 billion tonnes against 5.01 billion tonnes in Zambia, a difference of 123.29 million tonnes.

Across all 75 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 62nd and Zambia ranks 63rd of 194 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Zambia Difference Ahead
1950s 2.13 billion tonnes 325.91 million tonnes 1.80 billion tonnes New Zealand
1960s 2.47 billion tonnes 981.08 million tonnes 1.48 billion tonnes New Zealand
1970s 2.82 billion tonnes 1.54 billion tonnes 1.28 billion tonnes New Zealand
1980s 3.27 billion tonnes 1.95 billion tonnes 1.32 billion tonnes New Zealand
1990s 3.65 billion tonnes 2.48 billion tonnes 1.17 billion tonnes New Zealand
2000s 4.12 billion tonnes 3.17 billion tonnes 951.51 million tonnes New Zealand
2010s 4.64 billion tonnes 4.22 billion tonnes 421.73 million tonnes New Zealand
2020s 5.04 billion tonnes 4.86 billion tonnes 178.94 million tonnes New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, New Zealand or Zambia?
New Zealand, at 5.13 billion tonnes against 5.01 billion tonnes in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between New Zealand and Zambia?
123.29 million tonnes, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zambia?
75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
New Zealand ranks 62nd 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
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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.