Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita was 3.35 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe is 3.35, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 4.83 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2021.
That places Zimbabwe 149th out of 154 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.02 | 3.3 | 4.83 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.24 | 3 | 3.4 | 6 |
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More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 16.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.4% (2025)
- Urban population 6.86 million (2025)
- Urban population 40.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.8237 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 832.91 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.8237 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.8237 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita in Zimbabwe was 3.35 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.83 in 2012.
- What is the lowest life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 149th out of 154 countries with data for 2025.
- Is life satisfaction vs. co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.