Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Per capita co emissions vs human development index was 0.9375 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.9375
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
103rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.27
in 1990
All-time low
0.6678
in 2010
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 1.31991: 1.21992: 1.31993: 1.11994: 1.21995: 0.981996: 0.9591997: 0.9071998: 0.8451999: 0.8442000: 12001: 0.9612002: 0.9992003: 12004: 0.8422005: 0.9232006: 0.882007: 0.8492008: 0.7742009: 0.7122010: 0.6682011: 0.7352012: 0.8462013: 0.8622014: 0.9022015: 0.9252016: 0.9072017: 0.7462018: 0.8222019: 0.7612020: 0.6752021: 0.7822022: 0.8472023: 0.938

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 0.9375 for per capita co emissions vs human development index in 2023.

The figure is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita co emissions vs human development index in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.27 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.6678, in 2010.

Zimbabwe ranks 103rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Zimbabwe, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 1.27 —
1991 1.22 -3.8%
1992 1.25 +2.6%
1993 1.12 -10.7%
1994 1.16 +4.0%
1995 0.9796 -15.9%
1996 0.9593 -2.1%
1997 0.9066 -5.5%
1998 0.8449 -6.8%
1999 0.8442 -0.1%
2000 1.01 +19.3%
2001 0.9608 -4.6%
2002 0.9993 +4.0%
2003 1.02 +2.2%
2004 0.8419 -17.6%
2005 0.9227 +9.6%
2006 0.8803 -4.6%
2007 0.8493 -3.5%
2008 0.7735 -8.9%
2009 0.7115 -8.0%
2010 0.6678 -6.1%
2011 0.7353 +10.1%
2012 0.8464 +15.1%
2013 0.8616 +1.8%
2014 0.9018 +4.7%
2015 0.9245 +2.5%
2016 0.9067 -1.9%
2017 0.7461 -17.7%
2018 0.8215 +10.1%
2019 0.7613 -7.3%
2020 0.6751 -11.3%
2021 0.7824 +15.9%
2022 0.8471 +8.3%
2023 0.9375 +10.7%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 0.9375 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 0.9375 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.06 0.8442 1.27 10
2000s 0.8968 0.7115 1.02 10
2010s 0.8173 0.6678 0.9245 10
2020s 0.8105 0.6751 0.9375 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 100 Nicaragua 1.05 compare
  2. 101 Honduras 0.9825 compare
  3. 102 Bangladesh 0.979 compare
  4. 104 Pakistan 0.8893 compare
  5. 105 Ghana 0.7805 compare
  6. 106 Kenya 0.6321 compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita co emissions vs human development index in Zimbabwe?
Per capita co emissions vs human development index in Zimbabwe was 0.9375 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita co emissions vs human development index recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 1.27 in 1990.
What is the lowest per capita co emissions vs human development index recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6678 in 2010.
How does Zimbabwe rank for per capita co emissions vs human development index?
Zimbabwe ranks 103rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is per capita co emissions vs human development index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita co emissions vs human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita co emissions vs human development index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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