South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
South Africa
0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Africa rank
89th
Zimbabwe rank
88th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 89th and Zimbabwe ranks 88th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.6443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.5142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.4691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.3589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.3253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, South Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 89th and Zimbabwe ranks 88th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.