Somalia vs Zambia: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population

Somalia
0.7%
in 2100
Zambia
0.6%
in 2100
Somalia rank
40th
Zambia rank
43rd

Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time

  • Somalia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 234 countries.

Across the 48 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 27 and Zambia in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zambia Difference Ahead
1000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Somalia
1100s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Somalia
1200s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Somalia
1300s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1400s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1500s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1600s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1700s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1710s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1720s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1730s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1740s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1750s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Somalia
1760s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Somalia
1770s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Somalia
1780s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Somalia
1790s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% Somalia
1800s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Somalia
1810s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Somalia
1820s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1830s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1840s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1850s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1860s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1870s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1880s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1890s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1900s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1910s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Somalia
1920s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Somalia
1930s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Somalia
1940s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1950s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1960s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1970s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Zambia
1990s 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% Zambia
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Zambia
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Zambia
2020s 0.2% 0.3% 0.0% Zambia
2030s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Zambia
2040s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Zambia
2050s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Zambia
2060s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Somalia
2070s 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% Somalia
2080s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Somalia
2090s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Somalia
2100s 0.7% 0.6% 0.0% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, Somalia or Zambia?
Somalia, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Zambia as of 2100.
What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between Somalia and Zambia?
0.1%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zambia?
318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
How do Somalia and Zambia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
Somalia ranks 40th and Zambia ranks 43rd of 234 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,170 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.