Djibouti vs Zimbabwe: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Djibouti
1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Djibouti rank
174th
Zimbabwe rank
171st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Djibouti
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Djibouti, a difference of 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Djibouti ranks 174th and Zimbabwe ranks 171st of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9397 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 1.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Djibouti or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Djibouti as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Djibouti and Zimbabwe?
- 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Zimbabwe rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Djibouti ranks 174th and Zimbabwe ranks 171st of 199 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 greenhouse gas emissions. 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 are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.