Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was -0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.0%
Change on year
down 38.4%
World rank
170th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1999
All-time low
-0.0%
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Zimbabwe, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Zimbabwe stood at -0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.4% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2024.
That places Zimbabwe 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0% | — |
| 1851 | 0.0% | +11.1% |
| 1852 | 0.0% | +7.3% |
| 1853 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1854 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1855 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.0% | +1.1% |
| 1857 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 1859 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1860 | 0.0% | +10.0% |
| 1861 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1862 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1863 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1871 | 0.0% | -11.2% |
| 1872 | 0.0% | -8.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 1875 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1876 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1877 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1878 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1879 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1880 | 0.0% | +4.7% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1891 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | +3.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | +30.2% |
| 1901 | 0.1% | +11.6% |
| 1902 | 0.1% | +9.4% |
| 1903 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 1904 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1905 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1906 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1909 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.1% | +14.8% |
| 1911 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1912 | 0.1% | +6.2% |
| 1913 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1914 | 0.1% | +1.8% |
| 1915 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1916 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 0.1% | +5.3% |
| 1918 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1% | +1.4% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | +14.6% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +8.1% |
| 1922 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 1923 | 0.1% | +1.9% |
| 1924 | 0.1% | +4.7% |
| 1925 | 0.1% | -0.6% |
| 1926 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1927 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 0.1% | +0.2% |
| 1929 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +3.4% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 1933 | 0.2% | +1.6% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1935 | 0.2% | +3.5% |
| 1936 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 1938 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 0.2% | -0.6% |
| 1940 | 0.2% | +22.5% |
| 1941 | 0.2% | +11.0% |
| 1942 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 1943 | 0.2% | +3.6% |
| 1944 | 0.3% | +5.1% |
| 1945 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 1946 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 0.3% | +2.2% |
| 1948 | 0.3% | +1.7% |
| 1949 | 0.3% | +2.3% |
| 1950 | 0.2% | -15.7% |
| 1951 | 0.2% | -2.2% |
| 1952 | 0.2% | -0.8% |
| 1953 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2% | -3.0% |
| 1956 | 0.2% | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3% | +20.4% |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -10.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3% | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | -29.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | +43.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -15.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | +33.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3% | +15.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | +25.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4% | +11.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4% | +13.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -24.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3% | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +26.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +28.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | +39.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -21.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | -21.9% |
| 1985 | 0.4% | +9.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -46.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +41.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | +108.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4% | -38.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +34.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | +61.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -26.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +25.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -32.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -21.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | +73.5% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | +27.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -26.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +45.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -42.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -28.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +51.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -37.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -58.8% |
| 2013 | -0.0% | -107.8% |
| 2014 | -0.0% | +237.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -352.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -95.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +2474.6% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | -121.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -686.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -110.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -463.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0% | -114.8% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | +290.5% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | +38.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +2474.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2019 | +686.3% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2021 | +463.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2015 | +352.9% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2023 | -290.5% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -237.1% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Zimbabwe?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Zimbabwe was -0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Zimbabwe ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.