Ethiopia vs Zambia: emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Zambia
0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Ethiopia rank
19th
Zambia rank
16th

emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 16th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1970s 0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1980s 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP Zambia
1990s 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2000s 0.0005 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0002 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0003 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2020s 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Zambia?
0 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Zambia ranks 16th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, 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
204 places, 10,833 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

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