Carbon intensity of energy in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Carbon intensity of energy was 202.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon intensity of energy in Zimbabwe, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 202.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour for carbon intensity of energy in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 19.0% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of energy in Zimbabwe peaked at 348.37 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1994 and was at its lowest, 202.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 113th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 300.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 272.89 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 333.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 299.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 279.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 348.37 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 253.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 243.95 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 266.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 256.59 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 247.01 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 267.39 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 239.88 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 202.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 277.26 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 110 Russia 204.26 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 111 Venezuela 203.12 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 112 Saint Lucia 202.98 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 114 Faroe Islands 202.49 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 115 Barbados 201.66 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 116 Kiribati 201.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 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 of energy in Zimbabwe?
- Carbon intensity of energy in Zimbabwe was 202.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 348.37 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1994.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 202.91 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for carbon intensity of energy?
- Zimbabwe ranks 113th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity of energy rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.