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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.