Open shrubland — Emissions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Open shrubland — Emissions was 0.0338 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0338 kt
Change on year
up 78.8%
World rank
16th
of 218 countries
All-time high
0.6675 kt
in 2001
All-time low
0.0007 kt
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Open shrubland — Emissions in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024

00.20.40.61990200720241990: 0.119 kt1991: 0.119 kt1992: 0.119 kt1993: 0.119 kt1994: 0.119 kt1995: 0.119 kt1996: 0.084 kt1997: 0.057 kt1998: 0.084 kt1999: 0.044 kt2000: 0.001 kt2001: 0.667 kt2002: 0.169 kt2003: 0.142 kt2004: 0.167 kt2005: 0.194 kt2006: 0.109 kt2007: 0.236 kt2008: 0.144 kt2009: 0.166 kt2010: 0.198 kt2011: 0.127 kt2012: 0.12 kt2013: 0.086 kt2014: 0.062 kt2015: 0.105 kt2016: 0.053 kt2017: 0.046 kt2018: 0.103 kt2019: 0.145 kt2020: 0.027 kt2021: 0.017 kt2022: 0.04 kt2023: 0.019 kt2024: 0.034 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, open shrubland — emissions in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0338 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 78.8% on the previous year and down 45.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, open shrubland — emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.6675 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 kt, in 2000.

That places Zimbabwe 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0982 kt 0.0444 kt 0.1188 kt 10
2000s 0.1995 kt 0.0007 kt 0.6675 kt 10
2010s 0.1045 kt 0.0465 kt 0.1978 kt 10
2020s 0.0272 kt 0.0167 kt 0.0395 kt 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 13 Pakistan 0.0554 kt compare
  2. 14 Madagascar 0.0523 kt compare
  3. 15 Mozambique 0.0491 kt compare
  4. 17 Sudan 0.0315 kt compare
  5. 18 Mali 0.0233 kt compare
  6. 19 Ethiopia 0.0162 kt compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More climate change data for Zimbabwe

All data for Zimbabwe →

Frequently asked questions

What is open shrubland — emissions in Zimbabwe?
Open shrubland — emissions in Zimbabwe was 0.0338 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest open shrubland — emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 0.6675 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest open shrubland — emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 kt in 2000.
How does Zimbabwe rank for open shrubland — emissions?
Zimbabwe ranks 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
Is open shrubland — emissions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Open shrubland — Emissions in Zimbabwe. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/open-shrubland-emissions-n2o-fao-tier-1/zimbabwe/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/open-shrubland-emissions-n2o-fao-tier-1/zimbabwe/">Open shrubland — Emissions in Zimbabwe</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.