Bhutan vs Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Bhutan
0.2083 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.1981 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
7th
Zambia rank
9th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Bhutan
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 0.2083 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1981 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0102 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Bhutan ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 9th of 191 countries.

Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8328 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.6467 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1861 tonnes per US$ of GDP Bhutan
1980s 1.2 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.6752 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.5258 tonnes per US$ of GDP Bhutan
1990s 1.25 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.7026 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.5494 tonnes per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2000s 0.636 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.4599 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1762 tonnes per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2010s 0.2748 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.1762 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0986 tonnes per US$ of GDP Bhutan
2020s 0.2356 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.204 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0317 tonnes per US$ of GDP Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Bhutan or Zambia?
Bhutan, at 0.2083 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.1981 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Zambia?
0.0102 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Bhutan and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Bhutan ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 9th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.