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

Latest (2022)
0.4722 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 16.1%
World rank
14th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.27 kilograms per international-$
in 1955
All-time low
0.3663 kilograms per international-$
in 2020
Years of data
73
1950–2022

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Zimbabwe, 1950–2022

0.40.60.811.2195019862022

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 11 Lesotho 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ compare
  2. 12 Kuwait 0.5291 kilograms per international-$ compare
  3. 13 Iran 0.488 kilograms per international-$ compare
  4. 15 Ukraine 0.4627 kilograms per international-$ compare
  5. 16 Russia 0.449 kilograms per international-$ compare
  6. 17 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4407 kilograms per international-$ compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).