Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.7183 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 0.7183 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.93 tonnes per person in 1944 and was at its lowest, 0.5086 tonnes per person, in 2020.
That places Zimbabwe 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 122 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.76 tonnes per person | 2.58 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1910s | 3.48 tonnes per person | 3.1 tonnes per person | 3.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.13 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | 5.68 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.28 tonnes per person | 5.05 tonnes per person | 5.61 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.49 tonnes per person | 6.46 tonnes per person | 7.93 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.95 tonnes per person | 6.73 tonnes per person | 7.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.11 tonnes per person | 3.68 tonnes per person | 6.88 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.05 tonnes per person | 4.02 tonnes per person | 6.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.68 tonnes per person | 3.14 tonnes per person | 5.86 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.32 tonnes per person | 3.78 tonnes per person | 6.72 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.08 tonnes per person | 2.36 tonnes per person | 4.84 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.6738 tonnes per person | 3.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6995 tonnes per person | 0.5086 tonnes per person | 0.7877 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 including land-use change in Zimbabwe?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Zimbabwe was 0.7183 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 including land-use change recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 tonnes per person in 1944.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5086 tonnes per person in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Zimbabwe ranks 171st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.