Estonia vs Zambia: Per capita methane emissions
Estonia
0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
97th
Zambia rank
94th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Estonia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia, a difference of 0.0146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 94th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 16 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1860s | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1870s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1880s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1890s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1900s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1910s | 0.9816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1920s | 0.9914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1930s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1940s | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 2.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1970s | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1980s | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Estonia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Estonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Estonia and Zambia?
- 0.0146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Zambia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Estonia ranks 97th and Zambia ranks 94th of 199 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 methane 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.