Which has higher waste — emissions, Greece or Zambia?

Zambia, at 1.75 kt against 1.73 kt in Greece as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Zambia?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greece vs Zambia: Waste — Emissions (CO2)

Greece

1.73 kt

in 2023

Zambia

1.75 kt

in 2023

Greece rank

103rd

Zambia rank

102nd

Waste — Emissions (CO2) over time

Greece
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.75 kt against 1.73 kt in Greece, a difference of 0.02 kt.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Greece ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 102nd of 169 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 kt	0 kt	0 kt	—
1970s	0.1233 kt	0 kt	0.1233 kt	Greece
1980s	0.1342 kt	0 kt	0.1342 kt	Greece
1990s	0.139 kt	1.58 kt	1.44 kt	Zambia
2000s	1.86 kt	2.56 kt	0.6906 kt	Zambia
2010s	3.11 kt	2.26 kt	0.851 kt	Greece
2020s	1.92 kt	1.85 kt	0.0675 kt	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Greece or Zambia?: Zambia, at 1.75 kt against 1.73 kt in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Greece and Zambia?: 0.02 kt, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Greece and Zambia rank globally for waste — emissions?: Greece ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 102nd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 202 places, 11,581 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf