Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.9375 tonnes per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9375 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
103rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.27 tonnes per person
in 1990
All-time low
0.6678 tonnes per person
in 2010
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.9375 tonnes per person for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.27 tonnes per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6678 tonnes per person, in 2010.
That places Zimbabwe 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.27 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 1.16 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9796 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9593 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9066 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8449 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8442 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.01 tonnes per person | +19.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9608 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9993 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 1.02 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8419 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9227 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8803 tonnes per person | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8493 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7735 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7115 tonnes per person | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6678 tonnes per person | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7353 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8464 tonnes per person | +15.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8616 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9018 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9245 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9067 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.7461 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8215 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7613 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6751 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7824 tonnes per person | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8471 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9375 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.9375 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.9375 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.8442 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8968 tonnes per person | 0.7115 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8173 tonnes per person | 0.6678 tonnes per person | 0.9245 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8105 tonnes per person | 0.6751 tonnes per person | 0.9375 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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Frequently asked questions
- What is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.9375 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 tonnes per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6678 tonnes per person in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.