Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Zimbabwe, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.27 kilograms per international-$ in 1955 and was at its lowest, 0.3663 kilograms per international-$, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 14th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.12 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9978 kilograms per international-$ | 1.27 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7624 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6484 kilograms per international-$ | 0.9911 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.686 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5864 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7725 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.653 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5133 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8213 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6448 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5048 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7903 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5172 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4671 kilograms per international-$ | 0.58 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4657 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3844 kilograms per international-$ | 0.53 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3663 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 11 Lesotho 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 12 Kuwait 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 13 Iran 0.488 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 15 Ukraine 0.4627 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 16 Russia 0.449 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4407 kilograms per international-$ compare
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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Zimbabwe?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Zimbabwe was 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 kilograms per international-$ in 1955.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3663 kilograms per international-$ in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Zimbabwe ranks 14th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).