Tunisia vs Zimbabwe: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Tunisia
-1.32 million tonnes
in 2024
Zimbabwe
-1.75 million tonnes
in 2024
Tunisia rank
169th
Zimbabwe rank
170th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Tunisia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports -1.32 million tonnes against -1.75 million tonnes in Zimbabwe, a difference of 431,950 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Tunisia ranks 169th and Zimbabwe ranks 170th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Tunisia averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tunisia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.18 million tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 11,806 tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.32 million tonnes | 260,674 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1870s | 1.81 million tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | 566,883 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1880s | 2.07 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | 688,655 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1890s | 2.18 million tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 602,996 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1900s | 3.70 million tonnes | 2.91 million tonnes | 794,311 tonnes | Tunisia |
| 1910s | 2.12 million tonnes | 4.01 million tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 3.14 million tonnes | 6.71 million tonnes | 3.57 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 5.94 million tonnes | 8.82 million tonnes | 2.87 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 6.62 million tonnes | 14.43 million tonnes | 7.80 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 7.91 million tonnes | 17.50 million tonnes | 9.59 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 5.27 million tonnes | 16.78 million tonnes | 11.51 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 6.29 million tonnes | 20.88 million tonnes | 14.58 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.13 million tonnes | 28.09 million tonnes | 26.95 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.38 million tonnes | 43.07 million tonnes | 41.69 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2.02 million tonnes | 40.06 million tonnes | 38.03 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.31 million tonnes | 7.82 million tonnes | 6.51 million tonnes | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -260,305 tonnes | -354,534 tonnes | 94,230 tonnes | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Tunisia or Zimbabwe?
- Tunisia, at -1.32 million tonnes against -1.75 million tonnes in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Tunisia and Zimbabwe?
- 431,950 tonnes, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tunisia and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Tunisia and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Tunisia ranks 169th and Zimbabwe ranks 170th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.