Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) was 37.12 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 37.12 % for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Zimbabwe peaked at 58.29 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 37.12 %, in 2023.
That places Zimbabwe 22nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51.09 % | — |
| 1991 | 52.17 % | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 50.71 % | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 53.13 % | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 51.73 % | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 53.48 % | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 51.64 % | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 52.44 % | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 51.61 % | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 49.96 % | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 52.13 % | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 52.32 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 54.5 % | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 56 % | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 56.67 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 55.24 % | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 56.06 % | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 56.18 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 58.29 % | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 57.02 % | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 55.48 % | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 39.61 % | -28.6% |
| 2012 | 39.44 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 39.51 % | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 40.32 % | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 39.08 % | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 39.62 % | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 40.25 % | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 38.43 % | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 39.53 % | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 42.1 % | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 38.97 % | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 37.71 % | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 37.12 % | -1.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 37.12 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.8 %, 9.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 37.12 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.03 %, 3.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5) 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 | -28.6% | 55.48 % | 39.61 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.8 % | 49.96 % | 53.48 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.44 % | 52.13 % | 58.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.13 % | 38.43 % | 55.48 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.98 % | 37.12 % | 42.1 % | 4 |
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 land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Zimbabwe?
- Land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) in Zimbabwe was 37.12 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 58.29 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.12 % in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for land-use change — emissions share (co2eq)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 22nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.