Belgium vs Zambia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Belgium
0.7066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.6677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Belgium rank
29th
Zambia rank
31st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Belgium
- Zambia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.7066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
Belgium ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.8792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.8228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.7461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Belgium or Zambia?
- Belgium, at 0.7066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Belgium and Zambia?
- 0.0389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Zambia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 31st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. 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 by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.