Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0233 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0233 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
127th
of 209 countries
All-time high
0.0643 tonnes per person
in 1958
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1750
Years of data
230
1750–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Zimbabwe, 1750–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.0233 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0643 tonnes per person in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1750.
That places Zimbabwe 127th out of 209 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1760 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1770 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1780 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1790 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1800 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1827 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1828 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1829 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1830 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1831 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1832 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1833 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1834 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1835 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1836 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1837 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1838 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1839 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1840 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1841 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1842 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1843 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1844 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1845 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1846 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1848 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1850 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1859 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1860 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1861 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1862 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1863 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1864 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1865 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1866 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1867 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1868 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1869 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1870 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1871 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1872 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1873 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1874 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1875 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1876 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1877 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1878 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1879 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1880 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1881 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1882 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1883 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1884 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1885 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1886 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1887 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1888 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1889 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1890 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1891 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1892 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1893 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1894 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1895 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1896 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1897 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1898 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
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| 1921 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1922 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1923 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1924 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1925 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1926 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1927 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1928 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1929 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1930 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1931 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1932 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1933 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1934 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1935 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1936 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1937 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1938 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1939 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1940 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1941 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1942 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1943 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1944 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1945 | 0.013 tonnes per person | — |
| 1946 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1947 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0136 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1949 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1950 | 0.0156 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +43.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0309 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1954 | 0.0368 tonnes per person | +18.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0443 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0505 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0569 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0643 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1959 | 0.047 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1960 | 0.046 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0324 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | -11.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0267 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0286 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | — |
| 1969 | 0.0374 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0453 tonnes per person | +21.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0514 tonnes per person | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0557 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0584 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0634 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0542 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0417 tonnes per person | -23.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0369 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.03 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0282 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0312 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0335 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0322 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0342 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0353 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0361 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0372 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.034 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0304 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0341 tonnes per person | +20.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0376 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0402 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0365 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0393 tonnes per person | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0385 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0344 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.034 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0269 tonnes per person | -20.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 tonnes per person | -34.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 2005 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0217 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | -44.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0119 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0205 tonnes per person | +72.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0231 tonnes per person | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0281 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 0.041 tonnes per person | +45.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0331 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0349 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0406 tonnes per person | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0316 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0371 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 2019 | 0.031 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0319 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0343 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | -29.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0237 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0233 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0469 tonnes per person, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0233 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0113 tonnes per person, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -100.0% | 0.0269 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1810s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1820s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1830s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1840s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1850s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0388 tonnes per person | 0.0156 tonnes per person | 0.0643 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0288 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.046 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0465 tonnes per person | 0.0282 tonnes per person | 0.0634 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.034 tonnes per person | 0.0304 tonnes per person | 0.0372 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0359 tonnes per person | 0.0283 tonnes per person | 0.0402 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0195 tonnes per person | 0.0119 tonnes per person | 0.034 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0332 tonnes per person | 0.0231 tonnes per person | 0.041 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0275 tonnes per person | 0.0233 tonnes per person | 0.0343 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Zimbabwe?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Zimbabwe was 0.0233 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0643 tonnes per person in 1958.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1750.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Zimbabwe ranks 127th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.