Co2 land use per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Co2 land use per capita was -0.1053 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-0.1053
Change on year
down 31.4%
World rank
149th
of 194 countries
All-time high
5.99
in 1944
All-time low
-0.1603
in 2014
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Zimbabwe, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 land use per capita in Zimbabwe is -0.1053, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 31.4% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 5.99 in 1944 and was at its lowest, -0.1603, in 2014.
Zimbabwe ranks 149th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.3 | — |
| 1851 | 1.5 | +15.5% |
| 1852 | 1.65 | +10.4% |
| 1853 | 1.72 | +4.2% |
| 1854 | 1.8 | +4.7% |
| 1855 | 1.82 | +1.1% |
| 1856 | 1.83 | +0.6% |
| 1857 | 1.85 | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 1.78 | -3.5% |
| 1859 | 1.74 | -2.6% |
| 1860 | 1.73 | -0.1% |
| 1861 | 1.72 | -1.1% |
| 1862 | 1.73 | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 1.7 | -1.5% |
| 1864 | 1.71 | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 1.71 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 1.72 | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 1.69 | -1.5% |
| 1868 | 1.69 | -0.4% |
| 1869 | 1.67 | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 1.73 | +3.2% |
| 1871 | 1.56 | -9.5% |
| 1872 | 1.5 | -4.2% |
| 1873 | 1.46 | -2.2% |
| 1874 | 1.42 | -3.1% |
| 1875 | 1.38 | -2.9% |
| 1876 | 1.38 | +0.3% |
| 1877 | 1.36 | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 1.37 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 1.37 | -0.6% |
| 1880 | 1.43 | +4.6% |
| 1881 | 1.43 | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 1.48 | +2.9% |
| 1883 | 1.47 | -0.1% |
| 1884 | 1.47 | -0.4% |
| 1885 | 1.49 | +1.4% |
| 1886 | 1.47 | -1.3% |
| 1887 | 1.46 | -0.6% |
| 1888 | 1.44 | -1.1% |
| 1889 | 1.45 | +0.7% |
| 1890 | 1.48 | +2.0% |
| 1891 | 1.49 | +0.5% |
| 1892 | 1.5 | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 1.52 | +1.6% |
| 1894 | 1.52 | -0.3% |
| 1895 | 1.54 | +1.7% |
| 1896 | 1.5 | -2.6% |
| 1897 | 1.53 | +2.1% |
| 1898 | 1.52 | -1.1% |
| 1899 | 1.48 | -2.6% |
| 1900 | 1.91 | +29.5% |
| 1901 | 2.16 | +13.2% |
| 1902 | 2.35 | +8.8% |
| 1903 | 2.48 | +5.3% |
| 1904 | 2.55 | +2.7% |
| 1905 | 2.56 | +0.6% |
| 1906 | 2.57 | +0.3% |
| 1907 | 2.56 | -0.4% |
| 1908 | 2.57 | +0.3% |
| 1909 | 2.55 | -0.6% |
| 1910 | 2.77 | +8.5% |
| 1911 | 2.83 | +2.4% |
| 1912 | 2.9 | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 2.9 | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 2.91 | +0.4% |
| 1915 | 2.89 | -0.6% |
| 1916 | 2.86 | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 2.91 | +1.8% |
| 1918 | 2.83 | -2.8% |
| 1919 | 2.81 | -1.0% |
| 1920 | 3.44 | +22.6% |
| 1921 | 3.81 | +10.8% |
| 1922 | 4.01 | +5.2% |
| 1923 | 4.09 | +2.0% |
| 1924 | 4.15 | +1.4% |
| 1925 | 4.15 | -0.0% |
| 1926 | 4.14 | -0.2% |
| 1927 | 4.09 | -1.1% |
| 1928 | 4.06 | -0.8% |
| 1929 | 4 | -1.5% |
| 1930 | 4.28 | +6.9% |
| 1931 | 4.4 | +2.9% |
| 1932 | 4.46 | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 4.41 | -1.2% |
| 1934 | 4.31 | -2.1% |
| 1935 | 4.33 | +0.3% |
| 1936 | 4.26 | -1.5% |
| 1937 | 4.24 | -0.4% |
| 1938 | 4.19 | -1.3% |
| 1939 | 4.06 | -3.1% |
| 1940 | 4.97 | +22.4% |
| 1941 | 5.55 | +11.7% |
| 1942 | 5.79 | +4.4% |
| 1943 | 5.87 | +1.4% |
| 1944 | 5.99 | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 5.98 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | 5.93 | -0.8% |
| 1947 | 5.9 | -0.5% |
| 1948 | 5.84 | -1.1% |
| 1949 | 5.8 | -0.6% |
| 1950 | 5.59 | -3.6% |
| 1951 | 5.73 | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 5.55 | -3.1% |
| 1953 | 5.46 | -1.6% |
| 1954 | 5.54 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 5.34 | -3.7% |
| 1956 | 5.3 | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 5.32 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 5.34 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 5.21 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 5.32 | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 4.65 | -12.7% |
| 1962 | 4.76 | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 4.13 | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 3.83 | -7.4% |
| 1965 | 2.51 | -34.3% |
| 1966 | 3.24 | +29.0% |
| 1967 | 2.79 | -13.9% |
| 1968 | 3.66 | +30.9% |
| 1969 | 3.72 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 4.03 | +8.4% |
| 1971 | 4.5 | +11.6% |
| 1972 | 3.94 | -12.4% |
| 1973 | 4.15 | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 3.68 | -11.4% |
| 1975 | 3.23 | -12.2% |
| 1976 | 3.51 | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 2.82 | -19.6% |
| 1978 | 2.6 | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 2.9 | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 3.6 | +24.4% |
| 1981 | 3.4 | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 4.32 | +27.1% |
| 1983 | 3.45 | -20.2% |
| 1984 | 2.86 | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 3.2 | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 1.69 | -47.2% |
| 1987 | 2.16 | +28.0% |
| 1988 | 4.13 | +90.9% |
| 1989 | 4.23 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.91 | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 2.29 | -41.5% |
| 1992 | 3.11 | +35.9% |
| 1993 | 4.74 | +52.4% |
| 1994 | 4.04 | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 4.74 | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 3.27 | -31.0% |
| 1997 | 3.09 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 4.45 | +44.1% |
| 1999 | 5.39 | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 3.68 | -31.6% |
| 2001 | 3.54 | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 3.24 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.9 | +20.3% |
| 2004 | 3.59 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 3.92 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 2.78 | -29.1% |
| 2007 | 3.7 | +33.1% |
| 2008 | 2.23 | -39.8% |
| 2009 | 1.73 | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 2.57 | +48.6% |
| 2011 | 1.54 | -40.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6515 | -57.6% |
| 2013 | -0.0475 | -107.3% |
| 2014 | -0.1603 | +237.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4064 | -353.5% |
| 2016 | 0.015 | -96.3% |
| 2017 | 0.376 | +2405.2% |
| 2018 | -0.0717 | -119.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4145 | -677.8% |
| 2020 | -0.0382 | -109.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1406 | -467.9% |
| 2022 | -0.0211 | -115.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0802 | +280.8% |
| 2024 | -0.1053 | +31.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -0.1053 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -0.1053 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 | +2405.2% | 0.015 | 0.376 |
| 2019 | +677.8% | -0.0717 | 0.4145 |
| 2021 | +467.9% | -0.0382 | 0.1406 |
| 2015 | +353.5% | -0.1603 | 0.4064 |
| 2023 | -280.8% | -0.0211 | -0.0802 |
| 2014 | -237.3% | -0.0475 | -0.1603 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.71 | 1.67 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.45 | 1.36 | 1.73 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.46 | 1.43 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.54 | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.43 | 1.91 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.86 | 2.77 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.99 | 3.44 | 4.15 | 10 |
| 1930s | 4.29 | 4.06 | 4.46 | 10 |
| 1940s | 5.76 | 4.97 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.44 | 5.21 | 5.73 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.86 | 2.51 | 5.32 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.54 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3 | 1.69 | 4.32 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 | 2.29 | 5.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.23 | 1.73 | 3.92 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5692 | -0.1603 | 2.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0208 | -0.1053 | 0.1406 | 5 |
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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 co2 land use per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Co2 land use per capita in Zimbabwe was -0.1053 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.99 in 1944.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1603 in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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