Russia vs Zimbabwe: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Russia
0.449 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Zimbabwe
0.4722 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Russia rank
16th
Zimbabwe rank
14th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Russia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ against 0.449 kilograms per international-$ in Russia, a difference of 0.0232 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 14th of 164 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 kilograms per international-$ | 1.12 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1752 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 1960s | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7624 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5102 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 1970s | 1.23 kilograms per international-$ | 0.686 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5409 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 1980s | 1.26 kilograms per international-$ | 0.653 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6084 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 1990s | 1.25 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6448 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6015 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 2000s | 0.7163 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5172 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1991 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 2010s | 0.4808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4657 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0152 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.447 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0319 kilograms per international-$ | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Russia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ against 0.449 kilograms per international-$ in Russia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Russia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0232 kilograms per international-$, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Zimbabwe?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Russia and Zimbabwe rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Russia ranks 16th and Zimbabwe ranks 14th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).