Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate was 1.92 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.92 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 80.6%
World rank
106th
of 215 countries
All-time high
64.1 % change on previous year
in 1905
All-time low
-38.01 % change on previous year
in 1950
Years of data
121
1904–2024
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe, 1904–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe stood at 1.92 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 80.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe peaked at 64.1 % change on previous year in 1905 and was at its lowest, -38.01 % change on previous year, in 1950.
That places Zimbabwe 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 25.81 % change on previous year | — |
| 1905 | 64.1 % change on previous year | +148.4% |
| 1906 | 7.81 % change on previous year | -87.8% |
| 1907 | 10.14 % change on previous year | +29.9% |
| 1908 | 42.11 % change on previous year | +315.0% |
| 1909 | 3.7 % change on previous year | -91.2% |
| 1910 | 5.36 % change on previous year | +44.6% |
| 1911 | 18.64 % change on previous year | +248.0% |
| 1912 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1913 | 11.97 % change on previous year | +738.0% |
| 1914 | 44.65 % change on previous year | +273.0% |
| 1915 | 16.96 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 1916 | 20.07 % change on previous year | +18.4% |
| 1917 | 11.76 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 1918 | -10.8 % change on previous year | -191.8% |
| 1919 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
| 1920 | 13.13 % change on previous year | +225.4% |
| 1921 | -0.2643 % change on previous year | -102.0% |
| 1922 | -10.32 % change on previous year | +3803.8% |
| 1923 | 19.47 % change on previous year | -288.7% |
| 1924 | 5.68 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 1925 | 16.59 % change on previous year | +192.1% |
| 1926 | 27.05 % change on previous year | +63.1% |
| 1927 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 1928 | 20.52 % change on previous year | +442.0% |
| 1929 | -5.3 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 1930 | -9.45 % change on previous year | +78.5% |
| 1931 | -37.5 % change on previous year | +296.7% |
| 1932 | -25.41 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 1933 | 10.41 % change on previous year | -141.0% |
| 1934 | 33.14 % change on previous year | +218.4% |
| 1935 | 7.94 % change on previous year | -76.0% |
| 1936 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -82.5% |
| 1937 | 46.27 % change on previous year | +3224.9% |
| 1938 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -97.1% |
| 1939 | 7.14 % change on previous year | +432.9% |
| 1940 | 15.43 % change on previous year | +116.0% |
| 1941 | 9.3 % change on previous year | -39.7% |
| 1942 | 10.57 % change on previous year | +13.6% |
| 1943 | 13.98 % change on previous year | +32.3% |
| 1944 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 1945 | -6.96 % change on previous year | -526.7% |
| 1946 | -3.37 % change on previous year | -51.6% |
| 1947 | -6.37 % change on previous year | +89.3% |
| 1948 | 12.34 % change on previous year | -293.7% |
| 1949 | 13.09 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 1950 | -38.01 % change on previous year | -390.4% |
| 1951 | 10.27 % change on previous year | -127.0% |
| 1952 | 12.49 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 1953 | 8.99 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 1954 | 9.95 % change on previous year | +10.6% |
| 1955 | 17.93 % change on previous year | +80.2% |
| 1956 | 9.02 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 1957 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -67.5% |
| 1958 | -10.67 % change on previous year | -463.8% |
| 1959 | 11.55 % change on previous year | -208.2% |
| 1960 | -4.65 % change on previous year | -140.3% |
| 1961 | -14.84 % change on previous year | +218.9% |
| 1962 | -3.4 % change on previous year | -77.1% |
| 1963 | -3.86 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1964 | -4.92 % change on previous year | +27.6% |
| 1965 | 16.56 % change on previous year | -436.5% |
| 1966 | 15.97 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1967 | -12.36 % change on previous year | -177.4% |
| 1968 | 20.46 % change on previous year | -265.6% |
| 1969 | 5.74 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 1970 | 20.91 % change on previous year | +264.2% |
| 1971 | 7.1 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 1972 | -5.92 % change on previous year | -183.4% |
| 1973 | 12.84 % change on previous year | -317.0% |
| 1974 | -2.41 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 1975 | -8.14 % change on previous year | +237.0% |
| 1976 | 30.61 % change on previous year | -476.2% |
| 1977 | -14.47 % change on previous year | -147.3% |
| 1978 | -0.0509 % change on previous year | -99.6% |
| 1979 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -3314.7% |
| 1980 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +18.0% |
| 1981 | -2.17 % change on previous year | -212.2% |
| 1982 | -6.65 % change on previous year | +206.6% |
| 1983 | 18.74 % change on previous year | -381.8% |
| 1984 | -5.23 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 1985 | 3.38 % change on previous year | -164.6% |
| 1986 | 27.95 % change on previous year | +726.5% |
| 1987 | 16.09 % change on previous year | -42.4% |
| 1988 | 5.67 % change on previous year | -64.8% |
| 1989 | 0.5253 % change on previous year | -90.7% |
| 1990 | -3.58 % change on previous year | -781.3% |
| 1991 | -0.2986 % change on previous year | -91.7% |
| 1992 | 7.82 % change on previous year | -2719.5% |
| 1993 | -4.01 % change on previous year | -151.3% |
| 1994 | 8.42 % change on previous year | -309.9% |
| 1995 | -13.61 % change on previous year | -261.5% |
| 1996 | -0.8204 % change on previous year | -94.0% |
| 1997 | -6.67 % change on previous year | +712.8% |
| 1998 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -124.4% |
| 1999 | 11.3 % change on previous year | +593.6% |
| 2000 | -12.14 % change on previous year | -207.5% |
| 2001 | -9.45 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2002 | -4.9 % change on previous year | -48.2% |
| 2003 | -10.81 % change on previous year | +120.7% |
| 2004 | -11.13 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 13.47 % change on previous year | -221.0% |
| 2006 | -3.11 % change on previous year | -123.1% |
| 2007 | -5.12 % change on previous year | +64.4% |
| 2008 | -21.51 % change on previous year | +320.3% |
| 2009 | 6.86 % change on previous year | -131.9% |
| 2010 | 6.11 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 18.38 % change on previous year | +200.7% |
| 2012 | 8.63 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 2013 | 3.68 % change on previous year | -57.4% |
| 2014 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5918 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
| 2016 | -11.89 % change on previous year | -2108.8% |
| 2017 | -7.16 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 2018 | 14.02 % change on previous year | -296.0% |
| 2019 | -8.41 % change on previous year | -160.0% |
| 2020 | -17.3 % change on previous year | +105.7% |
| 2021 | 20.4 % change on previous year | -217.9% |
| 2022 | 19.65 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 9.9 % change on previous year | -49.6% |
| 2024 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -80.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.92 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.92 % change on previous year, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.92 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.76 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | -3803.8% | -0.2643 % change on previous year | -10.32 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +3314.7% | -0.0509 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year |
| 1937 | +3224.9% | 1.39 % change on previous year | 46.27 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | +2719.5% | -0.2986 % change on previous year | 7.82 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | -2108.8% | 0.5918 % change on previous year | -11.89 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 25.61 % change on previous year | 3.7 % change on previous year | 64.1 % change on previous year | 6 |
| 1910s | 12.41 % change on previous year | -10.8 % change on previous year | 44.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.03 % change on previous year | -10.32 % change on previous year | 27.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.53 % change on previous year | -37.5 % change on previous year | 46.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.96 % change on previous year | -6.96 % change on previous year | 15.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.45 % change on previous year | -38.01 % change on previous year | 17.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.47 % change on previous year | -14.84 % change on previous year | 20.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.21 % change on previous year | -14.47 % change on previous year | 30.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.02 % change on previous year | -6.65 % change on previous year | 27.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0191 % change on previous year | -13.61 % change on previous year | 11.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.78 % change on previous year | -21.51 % change on previous year | 13.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 % change on previous year | -11.89 % change on previous year | 18.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.91 % change on previous year | -17.3 % change on previous year | 20.4 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe?
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe was 1.92 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1 % change on previous year in 1905.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.01 % change on previous year in 1950.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.