United States vs Zambia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
United States
0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.6678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United States rank
30th
Zambia rank
31st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- United States
- Zambia
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zambia, a difference of 0.0258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 31st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 7 and Zambia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1860s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1870s | 0.9836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1880s | 0.9806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1890s | 0.8944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1900s | 0.8271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
| 1910s | 0.787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.7156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0.6512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1940s | 0.8137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1950s | 0.9932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1960s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1970s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.9866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.7743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.7059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, United States or Zambia?
- United States, at 0.6936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.6678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between United States and Zambia?
- 0.0258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do United States and Zambia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- United States ranks 30th and Zambia ranks 31st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.