CO₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.8237 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe, 1903–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.8237 tonnes per person for co₂ emissions per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.95 tonnes per person in 1943 and was at its lowest, 0.0976 tonnes per person, in 1903.
Zimbabwe ranks 164th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 122 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2111 tonnes per person | 0.0976 tonnes per person | 0.3197 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1910s | 0.6189 tonnes per person | 0.3315 tonnes per person | 0.9093 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.782 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9842 tonnes per person | 0.5949 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.51 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.52 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8489 tonnes per person | 0.5957 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7547 tonnes per person | 0.6554 tonnes per person | 0.8408 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7203 tonnes per person | 0.5468 tonnes per person | 0.8237 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.8237 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.8237 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 tonnes per person in 1943.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0976 tonnes per person in 1903.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 164th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.