South Africa vs Zambia: Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita

South Africa
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
Zambia
0.0004 kt per person
in 2023
South Africa rank
102nd
Zambia rank
101st

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita over time

  • South Africa
  • Zambia
0.0010.0010.002196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in South Africa, a difference of 0 kt per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 101st of 170 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0014 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0009 kt per person South Africa
1970s 0.001 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person South Africa
1980s 0.0008 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person South Africa
1990s 0.0006 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person South Africa
2000s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person South Africa
2010s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person South Africa
2020s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0 kt per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per capita, South Africa or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0004 kt per person against 0.0004 kt per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per capita between South Africa and Zambia?
0 kt per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Zambia rank globally for emissions from livestock — emissions (co2eq), per capita?
South Africa ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 101st of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 9,815 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.