Colombia vs Zambia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Colombia
4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zambia
4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
106th
Zambia rank
108th
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Colombia
- Zambia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 106th and Zambia ranks 108th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 12 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 14.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1860s | 11.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1870s | 21.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1880s | 21.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1890s | 22.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1900s | 25.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1910s | 28.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1920s | 28.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1930s | 20.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1940s | 27.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1950s | 28.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1960s | 15.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Colombia |
| 1970s | 9.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 5.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 4.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 6.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Colombia or Zambia?
- Colombia, at 4.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Colombia and Zambia?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Zambia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Colombia ranks 106th and Zambia ranks 108th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. 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 are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.