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