Japan vs Zambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Japan
5.54 billion tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
6.41 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan rank
32nd
Zambia rank
29th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Japan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 6.41 billion tonnes against 5.54 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 874.37 million tonnes.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 29th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 16 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 77.59 million tonnes | 67.55 million tonnes | 10.04 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1860s | 226.89 million tonnes | 171.35 million tonnes | 55.53 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1870s | 397.49 million tonnes | 266.35 million tonnes | 131.14 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1880s | 613.19 million tonnes | 370.73 million tonnes | 242.47 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1890s | 898.75 million tonnes | 482.15 million tonnes | 416.61 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1900s | 1.28 billion tonnes | 567.18 million tonnes | 712.73 million tonnes | Japan |
| 1910s | 1.74 billion tonnes | 626.31 million tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 1920s | 2.30 billion tonnes | 764.52 million tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 1930s | 2.97 billion tonnes | 1.06 billion tonnes | 1.91 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 1940s | 3.70 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | 2.23 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 1950s | 4.44 billion tonnes | 2.01 billion tonnes | 2.43 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 1960s | 5.11 billion tonnes | 2.63 billion tonnes | 2.48 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 1970s | 5.50 billion tonnes | 3.15 billion tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.65 billion tonnes | 3.52 billion tonnes | 2.12 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.67 billion tonnes | 4.02 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.61 billion tonnes | 4.69 billion tonnes | 916.78 million tonnes | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.53 billion tonnes | 5.71 billion tonnes | 179.64 million tonnes | Zambia |
| 2020s | 5.53 billion tonnes | 6.29 billion tonnes | 757.03 million tonnes | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Japan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 6.41 billion tonnes against 5.54 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Japan and Zambia?
- 874.37 million tonnes, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Zambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Zambia ranks 29th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.