Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 17,549 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Zimbabwe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Zimbabwe is 17,549 kt, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Zimbabwe peaked at 35,009 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,549 kt, in 2021.
That places Zimbabwe 24th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35,009 kt | — |
| 1991 | 35,009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 35,009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 35,009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35,009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 35,009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35,009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 35,009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 35,009 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 35,009 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 35,009 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 35,006 kt | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 35,006 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35,006 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35,006 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35,006 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35,006 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35,006 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35,006 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35,006 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35,006 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19,763 kt | -43.5% |
| 2012 | 19,763 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19,763 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19,763 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19,763 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17,989 kt | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 17,989 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17,989 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17,989 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17,989 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17,549 kt | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 17,549 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 17,549 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17,549 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 17,549 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,009 kt | 35,009 kt | 35,009 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,006 kt | 35,006 kt | 35,009 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,578 kt | 17,989 kt | 35,006 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,622 kt | 17,549 kt | 17,989 kt | 6 |
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Zimbabwe?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Zimbabwe was 17,549 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 35,009 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,549 kt in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 24th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).