Afghanistan vs Zambia: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Afghanistan
12.07 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Zambia
11.57 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
103rd
Zambia rank
104th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 12.07 Mt CO2e against 11.57 Mt CO2e in Zambia, a difference of 0.5 Mt CO2e.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 104th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 1.93 Mt CO2e 4.28 Mt CO2e 2.35 Mt CO2e Zambia
1980s 3.01 Mt CO2e 3.39 Mt CO2e 0.3824 Mt CO2e Zambia
1990s 1.8 Mt CO2e 2.57 Mt CO2e 0.7647 Mt CO2e Zambia
2000s 1.96 Mt CO2e 2.31 Mt CO2e 0.3448 Mt CO2e Zambia
2010s 9.6 Mt CO2e 5.96 Mt CO2e 3.64 Mt CO2e Afghanistan
2020s 11.93 Mt CO2e 10.54 Mt CO2e 1.39 Mt CO2e Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Afghanistan or Zambia?
Afghanistan, at 12.07 Mt CO2e against 11.57 Mt CO2e in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Afghanistan and Zambia?
0.5 Mt CO2e, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Afghanistan ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 104th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).