Chile vs Zambia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Chile
104.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zambia
99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Chile rank
56th
Zambia rank
59th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Chile
- Zambia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 104.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia, a difference of 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.
Chile ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 59th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 16 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1860s | 11.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1870s | 14.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1880s | 17.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1890s | 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1900s | 28.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1910s | 35.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1920s | 32.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1930s | 40.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1940s | 44.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1950s | 55.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 57.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1960s | 66.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1970s | 78.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1980s | 58.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 47.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1990s | 75.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 2000s | 109.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 87.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 2010s | 128.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 105.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 2020s | 114.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Chile or Zambia?
- Chile, at 104.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Chile and Zambia?
- 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Zambia rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Chile ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 59th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.