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