Australia vs Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Australia
0.0114 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Zambia
0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Australia rank
87th
Zambia rank
85th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0114 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 87th and Zambia ranks 85th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1082 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0572 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.051 tonnes per US$ of GDP Australia
1970s 0.0541 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0408 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0133 tonnes per US$ of GDP Australia
1980s 0.0315 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0458 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0143 tonnes per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0246 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0449 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0203 tonnes per US$ of GDP Zambia
2000s 0.0205 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0266 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP Zambia
2010s 0.0118 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.009 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0028 tonnes per US$ of GDP Australia
2020s 0.012 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Australia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0114 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Australia and Zambia?
0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Australia and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 87th and Zambia ranks 85th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, 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
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.