Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector was 69.15 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 69.15 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions by sector in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 505.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Zimbabwe peaked at 95.69 kilograms per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.42 kilograms per person, in 2013.
Zimbabwe ranks 125th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.58 kilograms per person | 51.75 kilograms per person | 95.69 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.87 kilograms per person | 24.26 kilograms per person | 75.68 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.19 kilograms per person | 11.42 kilograms per person | 71.23 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.79 kilograms per person | 56.03 kilograms per person | 77.86 kilograms per person | 4 |
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 by sector in Zimbabwe?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by sector in Zimbabwe was 69.15 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 95.69 kilograms per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by sector recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.42 kilograms per person in 2013.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for per capita co₂ emissions by sector?
- Zimbabwe ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by sector rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 505.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.