Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions was 1.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions in Zimbabwe, 1904–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Zimbabwe stood at 1.9%.
The figure is down 80.6% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 64.1% in 1905 and was at its lowest, -38.0%, in 1950.
Zimbabwe ranks 106th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 25.6% | 3.7% | 64.1% | 6 |
| 1910s | 12.4% | -10.8% | 44.7% | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.0% | -10.3% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 3.5% | -37.5% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.0% | -7.0% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.4% | -38.0% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.5% | -14.8% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.2% | -14.5% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | -6.7% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | -13.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.8% | -21.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -11.9% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | -17.3% | 20.4% | 5 |
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More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 16.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Urban population 6.86 million (2025)
- Urban population 40.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.8237 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 832.91 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.8237 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.8237 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Zimbabwe?
- Annual percentage change in co₂ emissions in Zimbabwe was 1.9% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 1905.
- What is the lowest annual percentage change in co₂ emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -38.0% in 1950.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Zimbabwe ranks 106th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual percentage change in co₂ emissions 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 Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.