United States vs Zambia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
United States
0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.6677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States rank
30th
Zambia rank
31st
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- United States
- Zambia
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.7047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.
United States ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 31st of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.9941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.7844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, United States or Zambia?
- United States, at 0.7047 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 United States and Zambia?
- 0.037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do United States and Zambia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- United States ranks 30th 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.