Ethiopia vs Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square
Ethiopia
6,311 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
6,641 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
148th
Zambia rank
146th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time
- Ethiopia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 6,641 tonnes per square kilometre against 6,311 tonnes per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 330 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 148th and Zambia ranks 146th of 192 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,125 tonnes per square kilometre | 3,455 tonnes per square kilometre | 330.05 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 3,422 tonnes per square kilometre | 4,261 tonnes per square kilometre | 839 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 4,596 tonnes per square kilometre | 5,678 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,083 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 6,001 tonnes per square kilometre | 6,487 tonnes per square kilometre | 486.11 tonnes per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Ethiopia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 6,641 tonnes per square kilometre against 6,311 tonnes per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 330 tonnes per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
- Ethiopia ranks 148th and Zambia ranks 146th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.