New Zealand vs Zimbabwe: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
New Zealand
0.1%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
0.1%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
51st
Zimbabwe rank
52nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- New Zealand
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 122 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 51st and Zimbabwe ranks 52nd of 179 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, New Zealand or Zimbabwe?
- New Zealand, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between New Zealand and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Zimbabwe?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- New Zealand ranks 51st and Zimbabwe ranks 52nd of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from coal.