Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.7728 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe, 1970–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.7728 for energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.85 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.5844, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 148th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.83 | — |
| 1971 | 1.76 | -3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.64 | -7.0% |
| 1973 | 1.85 | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 1.76 | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 1.5 | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 1.6 | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 1.4 | -12.5% |
| 1978 | 1.36 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 1.38 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 1.39 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.25 | -9.9% |
| 1982 | 1.16 | -7.5% |
| 1983 | 1.1 | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 1.12 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.25 | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 1.38 | +10.5% |
| 1987 | 1.7 | +23.2% |
| 1988 | 1.6 | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 1.57 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.72 | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 1.84 | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 1.79 | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.63 | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 1.52 | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 1.48 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.41 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.3 | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 1.29 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.43 | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 1.23 | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 1.22 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8934 | -19.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8382 | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9222 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8488 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8253 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6412 | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6044 | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7538 | +24.7% |
| 2011 | 1.17 | +54.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9223 | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9076 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8869 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8814 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7718 | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7148 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8163 | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7315 | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5844 | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6889 | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7192 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.769 | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7728 | +0.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.7728 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7666, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.7728 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3834, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +54.6% | 0.7538 | 1.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.61 | 1.36 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.35 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.54 | 1.29 | 1.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9128 | 0.6044 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8552 | 0.7148 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7069 | 0.5844 | 0.7728 | 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 energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.7728 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 in 1973.
- What is the lowest energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5844 in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 148th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is energy use per capita vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy use per capita vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average energy consumption per capita is measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Average carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per capita are measured in tonnes per person.