Zambia vs Zimbabwe: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Zambia
1.8%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.9%
in 2024
Zambia rank
109th
Zimbabwe rank
106th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Zambia ranks 109th and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Zambia averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 0.0% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | -1.4% | 4.2% | 5.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -2.9% | 6.0% | 8.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -2.9% | 0.0% | 2.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 5.3% | -5.8% | 11.0% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 2.6% | 9.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.9% | 0.2% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Zambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.9% against 1.8% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Zambia and Zimbabwe?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Zambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Zambia ranks 109th and Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.