Zambia vs Zimbabwe: CO2 emissions from cement production
CO2 emissions from cement production over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 300.69 thousand metric tons against 150.35 thousand metric tons in Zimbabwe, a difference of 150.34 thousand metric tons.
That makes Zambia's figure about 2.0 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Zambia ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 23rd of 51 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 130.18 thousand metric tons | 122.23 thousand metric tons | 7.95 thousand metric tons | Zambia |
| 1970s | 176.38 thousand metric tons | 279.43 thousand metric tons | 103.04 thousand metric tons | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 133.11 thousand metric tons | 329.66 thousand metric tons | 196.55 thousand metric tons | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 173.08 thousand metric tons | 484.41 thousand metric tons | 311.33 thousand metric tons | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 229.19 thousand metric tons | 284.19 thousand metric tons | 55 thousand metric tons | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co2 emissions from cement production, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zambia, at 300.69 thousand metric tons against 150.35 thousand metric tons in Zimbabwe as of 2009.
- What is the difference in co2 emissions from cement production between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 150.34 thousand metric tons, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2009.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for co2 emissions from cement production?
- Zambia ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 23rd of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions from cement production refer mainly to emissions during cement production. Cement production is a multi-step process and CO2 is actually released from klinker production during the cement production process. The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.