Italy vs Zambia: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions

Italy
0.5%
in 2024
Zambia
0.5%
in 2024
Italy rank
39th
Zambia rank
41st

Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Italy
  • Zambia
0.511.5185019372024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.5% against 0.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 41st of 201 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Zambia Difference Ahead
1850s 1.2% 0.3% 0.8% Italy
1860s 1.2% 0.3% 0.9% Italy
1870s 1.1% 0.3% 0.8% Italy
1880s 1.1% 0.3% 0.8% Italy
1890s 1.2% 0.3% 0.9% Italy
1900s 1.3% 0.3% 0.9% Italy
1910s 1.1% 0.4% 0.7% Italy
1920s 1.1% 0.5% 0.6% Italy
1930s 1.2% 0.5% 0.7% Italy
1940s 1.3% 0.7% 0.6% Italy
1950s 1.4% 0.8% 0.7% Italy
1960s 1.6% 0.5% 1.1% Italy
1970s 1.4% 0.4% 1.0% Italy
1980s 1.2% 0.4% 0.8% Italy
1990s 1.1% 0.5% 0.7% Italy
2000s 0.9% 0.4% 0.5% Italy
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.1% Italy
2020s 0.5% 0.5% 0.1% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Italy or Zambia?
Italy, at 0.5% against 0.5% in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Italy and Zambia?
0.0%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Zambia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Italy and Zambia rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
Italy ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 41st of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.