Nauru vs Zambia: Waste — Emissions per capita

Nauru
0.05 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Zambia
0.05 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Nauru rank
215th
Zambia rank
215th

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Nauru
  • Zambia
00.020.040.06199020062023

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 0.05 t CO2eq/cap against 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in Zambia, a difference of 0 t CO2eq/cap.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Nauru ranks 215th and Zambia ranks 215th of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.05 t CO2eq/cap 0.053 t CO2eq/cap 0.003 t CO2eq/cap Zambia
2000s 0.05 t CO2eq/cap 0.05 t CO2eq/cap 0 t CO2eq/cap
2010s 0.052 t CO2eq/cap 0.05 t CO2eq/cap 0.002 t CO2eq/cap Nauru
2020s 0.05 t CO2eq/cap 0.05 t CO2eq/cap 0 t CO2eq/cap

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Nauru or Zambia?
Nauru, at 0.05 t CO2eq/cap against 0.05 t CO2eq/cap in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Nauru and Zambia?
0 t CO2eq/cap, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nauru and Zambia rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Nauru ranks 215th and Zambia ranks 215th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
254 places, 8,412 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.