Greece vs Zambia: Per capita methane emissions
Greece
0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece rank
95th
Zambia rank
94th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Greece
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece, a difference of 0.0054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 95th and Zambia ranks 94th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 12 and Zambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1860s | 0.8639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1870s | 0.8644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1880s | 0.8622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1890s | 0.8649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1900s | 0.8643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1920s | 0.8674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1930s | 0.8757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1940s | 0.9482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1950s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Greece or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.9919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Greece and Zambia?
- 0.0054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Zambia rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Greece ranks 95th 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.