Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 78.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Zimbabwe, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 78.0% for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in 2015.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Zimbabwe peaked at 87.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 1991.
Zimbabwe ranks 59th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.5% | — |
| 1991 | 73.0% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.9% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 75.5% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.7% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 78.7% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 77.8% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 80.1% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 79.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 82.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 86.5% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 87.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 80.4% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 79.7% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 78.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.2%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 78.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 96% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.0% | 73.0% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.5% | 79.3% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 78.0% | 83.6% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Zimbabwe?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Zimbabwe was 78.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 1991.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Zimbabwe ranks 59th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.