Land-use change — Emissions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Land-use change — Emissions was 17,549 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
17,549 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 216 countries
All-time high
35,008 kt
in 1990
All-time low
17,549 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 35.0k kt1991: 35.0k kt1992: 35.0k kt1993: 35.0k kt1994: 35.0k kt1995: 35.0k kt1996: 35.0k kt1997: 35.0k kt1998: 35.0k kt1999: 35.0k kt2000: 35.0k kt2001: 35.0k kt2002: 35.0k kt2003: 35.0k kt2004: 35.0k kt2005: 35.0k kt2006: 35.0k kt2007: 35.0k kt2008: 35.0k kt2009: 35.0k kt2010: 35.0k kt2011: 19.8k kt2012: 19.8k kt2013: 19.8k kt2014: 19.8k kt2015: 19.8k kt2016: 18.0k kt2017: 18.0k kt2018: 18.0k kt2019: 18.0k kt2020: 18.0k kt2021: 17.5k kt2022: 17.5k kt2023: 17.5k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions in Zimbabwe stood at 17,549 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 35,008 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,549 kt, in 2021.

That places Zimbabwe 24th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35,008 kt 35,008 kt 35,008 kt 10
2000s 35,007 kt 35,007 kt 35,008 kt 10
2010s 20,576 kt 17,991 kt 35,007 kt 10
2020s 17,660 kt 17,549 kt 17,991 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 21 Mali 21,684 kt compare
  2. 22 Chad 20,638 kt compare
  3. 23 Guinea 19,071 kt compare
  4. 25 Burkina Faso 17,147 kt compare
  5. 26 Guatemala 15,875 kt compare
  6. 27 Mexico 14,793 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Zimbabwe?
Land-use change — emissions in Zimbabwe was 17,549 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 35,008 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 17,549 kt in 2021.
How does Zimbabwe rank for land-use change — emissions?
Zimbabwe ranks 24th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf