Croatia vs Zambia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Croatia
21.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zambia
21.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Croatia rank
102nd
Zambia rank
101st
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Croatia
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 21.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Croatia, a difference of 162,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.
Croatia ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 101st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 16 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 202,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 208,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1860s | 219,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 217,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2,481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1870s | 242,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 235,240 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1880s | 267,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 257,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1890s | 346,586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 283,068 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1900s | 490,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 329,968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1910s | 510,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 425,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1920s | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 572,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1930s | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 854,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1940s | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 557,040 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1950s | 4.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 564,443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zambia |
| 1960s | 9.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1970s | 17.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1980s | 23.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 1990s | 21.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 2000s | 25.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 2010s | 22.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
| 2020s | 20.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 955,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Croatia or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 21.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 21.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Croatia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Croatia and Zambia?
- 162,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Zambia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Croatia ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 101st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.