Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.5085 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in Zimbabwe, 1903–2024
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 0.5085 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from coal in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.95 tonnes per person in 1943 and was at its lowest, 0.0976 tonnes per person, in 1903.
That places Zimbabwe 54th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 122 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.2111 tonnes per person | 0.0976 tonnes per person | 0.3197 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1910s | 0.6189 tonnes per person | 0.3315 tonnes per person | 0.9093 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.782 tonnes per person | 1.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.9842 tonnes per person | 0.5949 tonnes per person | 1.33 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.72 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.27 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9499 tonnes per person | 0.7376 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.19 tonnes per person | 0.9625 tonnes per person | 1.42 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 tonnes per person | 0.9065 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 0.835 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.655 tonnes per person | 0.4595 tonnes per person | 0.8513 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4763 tonnes per person | 0.3936 tonnes per person | 0.5442 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.431 tonnes per person | 0.3176 tonnes per person | 0.5085 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Zimbabwe?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in Zimbabwe was 0.5085 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 coal recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 tonnes per person in 1943.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0976 tonnes per person in 1903.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- Zimbabwe ranks 54th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.