emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 4.2 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
4.2 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
88th
of 207 countries
All-time high
4.2 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
1.27 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 4.2 tonnes per square kilometre for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 4.2 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zimbabwe 88th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 1.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1965 | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 1.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 1.83 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 1.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 1.91 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 2.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 2.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 2.3 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.41 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 2.41 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 2.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 2.68 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 2.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 3.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 3.01 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.96 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 3.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 3.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 3.05 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.15 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.11 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 3.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.32 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.64 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 3.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 3.92 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 4.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 4.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 4.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 4.2 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 4.2 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.96 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.79 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.49 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 85 Denmark 4.58 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 86 Egypt 4.52 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 87 Tanzania 4.28 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 89 Slovenia 4.17 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 90 Croatia 3.82 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 91 Serbia 3.76 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 4.2 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 88th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.