Which has higher waste — emissions, Finland or Zambia?

Finland, at 0.695 kt against 0.679 kt in Zambia as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland 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 (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Zambia: Waste — Emissions (N2O)

Finland

0.695 kt

in 2023

Zambia

0.679 kt

in 2023

Finland rank

98th

Zambia rank

101st

Waste — Emissions (N2O) over time

Finland
Zambia

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.695 kt against 0.679 kt in Zambia, a difference of 0.016 kt.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 101st of 232 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2806 kt	0.1624 kt	0.1181 kt	Finland
1970s	0.3271 kt	0.2089 kt	0.1182 kt	Finland
1980s	0.3394 kt	0.2415 kt	0.0979 kt	Finland
1990s	0.3942 kt	0.295 kt	0.0992 kt	Finland
2000s	0.5025 kt	0.3553 kt	0.1472 kt	Finland
2010s	0.6104 kt	0.5696 kt	0.0408 kt	Finland
2020s	0.677 kt	0.6653 kt	0.0118 kt	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions, Finland or Zambia?: Finland, at 0.695 kt against 0.679 kt in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions between Finland and Zambia?: 0.016 kt, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Zambia?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Finland and Zambia rank globally for waste — emissions?: Finland ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 101st of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 265 places, 15,268 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