Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use was 0.0011 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0011 °C
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
80th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0011 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Zimbabwe, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2024, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0011 °C. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0011 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Zimbabwe 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +105.6% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +53.2% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +35.9% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +27.0% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +21.7% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +18.2% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +15.5% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.6% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +12.2% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +11.0% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +10.1% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +9.3% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +8.1% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.7% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +4.6% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1899 | 0 °C | +2.9% |
| 1900 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1901 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 1903 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1904 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 1905 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1906 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1907 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1909 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1910 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1912 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1913 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1914 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1916 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 1917 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 1918 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1919 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 1920 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1921 | 0.0001 °C | +3.4% |
| 1922 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1923 | 0.0001 °C | +3.4% |
| 1924 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0001 °C | +3.4% |
| 1926 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 1927 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1928 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1929 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1930 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1931 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1932 | 0.0001 °C | +3.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 1936 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0001 °C | +2.9% |
| 1938 | 0.0002 °C | +2.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0002 °C | +2.9% |
| 1940 | 0.0002 °C | +3.0% |
| 1941 | 0.0002 °C | +3.2% |
| 1942 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 1943 | 0.0002 °C | +3.5% |
| 1944 | 0.0002 °C | +3.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0002 °C | +3.5% |
| 1946 | 0.0002 °C | +3.6% |
| 1947 | 0.0002 °C | +3.6% |
| 1948 | 0.0002 °C | +3.6% |
| 1949 | 0.0002 °C | +3.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0002 °C | +3.5% |
| 1951 | 0.0002 °C | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 0.0002 °C | +3.5% |
| 1953 | 0.0003 °C | +3.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0003 °C | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 0.0003 °C | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0003 °C | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 0.0003 °C | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0003 °C | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0003 °C | +3.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0003 °C | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0003 °C | +3.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0003 °C | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 °C | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 °C | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 °C | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 °C | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 °C | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 °C | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 °C | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 °C | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 °C | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 °C | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 °C | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 °C | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 °C | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 °C | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 °C | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0006 °C | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 °C | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 °C | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 °C | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 °C | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 °C | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0007 °C | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 °C | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 °C | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 °C | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 °C | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 °C | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 °C | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 °C | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0008 °C | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 °C | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0008 °C | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0008 °C | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 °C | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 °C | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 °C | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 °C | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 °C | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 °C | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 °C | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 °C | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.001 °C | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.001 °C | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.001 °C | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.001 °C | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.001 °C | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.001 °C | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.001 °C | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 °C | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 °C | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 °C | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 °C | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 °C | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 °C | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 °C | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 °C | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 °C | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 °C | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 °C | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 °C | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 °C | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0011 °C | +0.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0011 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 °C, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0011 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 °C, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +105.6% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +53.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +35.9% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +27.0% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0007 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0009 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 °C | 0.0009 °C | 0.001 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0011 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0011 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 77 Central African Republic 0.0012 °C compare
- 78 Costa Rica 0.0011 °C compare
- 79 Afghanistan 0.0011 °C compare
- 81 Egypt 0.0011 °C compare
- 82 Panama 0.001 °C compare
- 83 Turkmenistan 0.001 °C 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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Zimbabwe?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Zimbabwe was 0.0011 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Zimbabwe ranks 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.