Djibouti vs Zambia: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Djibouti
0.4826 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.565 tonnes per person
in 2024
Djibouti rank
180th
Zambia rank
178th
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Djibouti
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.565 tonnes per person against 0.4826 tonnes per person in Djibouti, a difference of 0.0824 tonnes per person.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Djibouti ranks 180th and Zambia ranks 178th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4344 tonnes per person | 1.34 tonnes per person | 0.9044 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.7562 tonnes per person | 1.08 tonnes per person | 0.327 tonnes per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.9646 tonnes per person | 0.8031 tonnes per person | 0.1614 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 0.8869 tonnes per person | 0.4618 tonnes per person | 0.4251 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 0.4997 tonnes per person | 0.2603 tonnes per person | 0.2394 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 0.5015 tonnes per person | 0.1891 tonnes per person | 0.3123 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 0.4229 tonnes per person | 0.3435 tonnes per person | 0.0795 tonnes per person | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 0.4733 tonnes per person | 0.536 tonnes per person | 0.0626 tonnes per person | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Djibouti or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.565 tonnes per person against 0.4826 tonnes per person in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Djibouti and Zambia?
- 0.0824 tonnes per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Zambia?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Zambia rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 180th and Zambia ranks 178th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.