United States of America vs Zambia: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq)

United States of America
19,194 kt
in 2023
Zambia
23,525 kt
in 2023
United States of America rank
20th
Zambia rank
20th

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • United States of America
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 23,525 kt against 19,194 kt in United States of America, a difference of 4,331 kt.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.

United States of America ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 20th of 32 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, United States of America averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 68,611 kt 16,853 kt 51,758 kt United States of America
2000s 6,864 kt 18,588 kt 11,724 kt Zambia
2010s 39,568 kt 36,260 kt 3,308 kt United States of America
2020s 39,124 kt 26,076 kt 13,048 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land-use change — emissions (co2eq), United States of America or Zambia?
Zambia, at 23,525 kt against 19,194 kt in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in land-use change — emissions (co2eq) between United States of America and Zambia?
4,331 kt, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do United States of America and Zambia rank globally for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
United States of America ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 20th of 32 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf