Land-use change — Emissions Share in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 62.75 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
62.75 %
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
26th
of 209 countries
All-time high
81.05 %
in 2008
All-time low
60.8 %
in 2015
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0204060801990200620231990: 68.5 %1991: 68.5 %1992: 66.9 %1993: 67.9 %1994: 66.1 %1995: 69.1 %1996: 69.3 %1997: 70.5 %1998: 70.3 %1999: 67.9 %2000: 70.5 %2001: 72.5 %2002: 73.3 %2003: 75.5 %2004: 77.7 %2005: 75 %2006: 75.7 %2007: 76.9 %2008: 81 %2009: 80.3 %2010: 79.1 %2011: 64.6 %2012: 62.7 %2013: 61.9 %2014: 61.1 %2015: 60.8 %2016: 62.2 %2017: 65 %2018: 61.2 %2019: 63.4 %2020: 68.4 %2021: 64.8 %2022: 63.9 %2023: 62.8 %

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

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions share in Zimbabwe stood at 62.75 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Zimbabwe peaked at 81.05 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 60.8 %, in 2015.

That places Zimbabwe 26th out of 209 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 68.48 % 66.07 % 70.49 % 10
2000s 75.85 % 70.46 % 81.05 % 10
2010s 64.2 % 60.8 % 79.07 % 10
2020s 64.97 % 62.75 % 68.43 % 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 23 Peru 68.58 % compare
  2. 24 Solomon Islands 62.86 % compare
  3. 25 Guatemala 62.82 % compare
  4. 27 Guinea-Bissau 60.28 % compare
  5. 28 Angola 58.37 % compare
  6. 29 Myanmar 57.85 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share in Zimbabwe?
Land-use change — emissions share in Zimbabwe was 62.75 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 81.05 % in 2008.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 60.8 % in 2015.
How does Zimbabwe rank for land-use change — emissions share?
Zimbabwe ranks 26th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 Share (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.