Chile vs Zambia: Greenhouse gas emissions

Chile
104.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zambia
99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Chile rank
56th
Zambia rank
59th

Greenhouse gas emissions over time

  • Chile
  • Zambia
050.0M100.0M150.0M185019372024

How they compare

Chile currently reports 104.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia, a difference of 5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.

Chile ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 59th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 16 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Zambia Difference Ahead
1850s 8.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Zambia
1860s 11.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
1870s 14.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
1880s 17.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
1890s 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
1900s 28.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
1910s 35.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 26.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
1920s 32.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 20.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
1930s 40.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
1940s 44.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
1950s 55.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Zambia
1960s 66.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 56.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
1970s 78.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 50.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 27.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
1980s 58.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 47.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
1990s 75.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 61.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
2000s 109.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 87.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
2010s 128.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 105.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile
2020s 114.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 97.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Chile or Zambia?
Chile, at 104.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 99.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Chile and Zambia?
5.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Zambia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Chile and Zambia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
Chile ranks 56th and Zambia ranks 59th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.