Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 152.99 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 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 152.99 kilograms per person for per capita co₂ emissions from transport in 2023.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Zimbabwe peaked at 265.63 kilograms per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 79.48 kilograms per person, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 193.31 kilograms per person | 152.81 kilograms per person | 265.63 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.77 kilograms per person | 79.48 kilograms per person | 161.45 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 157.42 kilograms per person | 98.83 kilograms per person | 202.66 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.03 kilograms per person | 97.25 kilograms per person | 152.99 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 155 Papua New Guinea 162.66 kilograms per person compare
- 156 Burkina Faso 159.82 kilograms per person compare
- 157 Togo 156.86 kilograms per person compare
- 159 Kyrgyzstan 152.68 kilograms per person compare
- 160 Cuba 140.65 kilograms per person compare
- 161 Yemen 138.36 kilograms per person compare
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 transport in Zimbabwe?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in Zimbabwe was 152.99 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 from transport recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 265.63 kilograms per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.48 kilograms per person in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- Zimbabwe ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.