Denmark vs Zambia: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source

Denmark

0.3016 tonnes per person

in 2024

Zambia

0.2815 tonnes per person

in 2024

Denmark rank

66th

Zambia rank

68th

Per capita CO₂ emissions by source over time

Denmark currently reports 0.3016 tonnes per person against 0.2815 tonnes per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0202 tonnes per person.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 75 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 68th of 179 countries.

Indicator: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source
Unit: tonnes per person
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.