Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 17,549 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
17,549 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 223 countries
All-time high
35,008 kt
in 1990
All-time low
17,549 kt
in 2021
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Zimbabwe, 1990–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200720251990: 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 kt2024: 17.5k kt2025: 17.5k kt

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

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 17,549 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

The figure is down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Zimbabwe peaked at 35,008 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17,549 kt, in 2021.

Zimbabwe ranks 23rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 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 17,623 kt 17,549 kt 17,991 kt 6

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 20 Mali 21,684 kt compare
  2. 21 Chad 20,638 kt compare
  3. 22 Guinea 19,071 kt compare
  4. 24 Burkina Faso 17,147 kt compare
  5. 25 Guatemala 15,875 kt compare
  6. 26 Mexico 14,793 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Zimbabwe?
Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Zimbabwe was 17,549 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 35,008 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 17,549 kt in 2021.
How does Zimbabwe rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Zimbabwe ranks 23rd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) 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 Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).