Italy vs Zambia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Italy
15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zambia
14.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Italy rank
39th
Zambia rank
41st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Italy
- Zambia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia, a difference of 985,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 41st of 201 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 468,739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1860s | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 500,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1870s | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 624,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1880s | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 815,273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1890s | 3.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 924,155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1900s | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1910s | 4.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1920s | 4.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1930s | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1940s | 9.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1950s | 15.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1960s | 23.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1970s | 26.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1980s | 26.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 1990s | 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 2000s | 22.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 2010s | 16.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
| 2020s | 15.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Italy or Zambia?
- Italy, at 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 14.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Italy and Zambia?
- 985,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Zambia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Italy ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 41st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.