Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 0.8237 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.8237 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
164th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.95 tonnes per person
in 1943
All-time low
0.0976 tonnes per person
in 1903
Years of data
122
1903–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 0.8237 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 164th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 122 years of available data.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 0.0976 tonnes per person | — |
| 1904 | 0.1208 tonnes per person | +23.8% |
| 1905 | 0.1951 tonnes per person | +61.4% |
| 1906 | 0.2069 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1907 | 0.2242 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1908 | 0.3133 tonnes per person | +39.8% |
| 1909 | 0.3197 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1910 | 0.3315 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1911 | 0.3871 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 1912 | 0.3865 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1913 | 0.4261 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1914 | 0.6069 tonnes per person | +42.4% |
| 1915 | 0.6989 tonnes per person | +15.2% |
| 1916 | 0.8263 tonnes per person | +18.2% |
| 1917 | 0.9093 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1918 | 0.7987 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1919 | 0.8173 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 0.9085 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1921 | 0.8894 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1922 | 0.782 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 1923 | 0.915 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 1924 | 0.9471 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1926 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1927 | 1.37 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1928 | 1.61 tonnes per person | +18.0% |
| 1929 | 1.5 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 1930 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 1931 | 0.8138 tonnes per person | -38.8% |
| 1932 | 0.5949 tonnes per person | -26.9% |
| 1933 | 0.6439 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1934 | 0.8403 tonnes per person | +30.5% |
| 1935 | 0.8891 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1936 | 0.8836 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1937 | 1.27 tonnes per person | +43.4% |
| 1938 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1939 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1940 | 1.5 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1941 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1942 | 1.74 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 1943 | 1.95 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1944 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1945 | 1.77 tonnes per person | -8.7% |
| 1946 | 1.68 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1947 | 1.54 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1948 | 1.7 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1949 | 1.88 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1950 | 1.14 tonnes per person | -39.5% |
| 1951 | 1.22 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1952 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1953 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1954 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1955 | 1.71 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1956 | 1.81 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1957 | 1.8 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 1959 | 1.69 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1960 | 1.56 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1961 | 1.29 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1962 | 1.21 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 1.03 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1965 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +12.9% |
| 1966 | 1.31 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1967 | 1.12 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1968 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.56 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1971 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 1.48 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 1.62 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 1.36 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1976 | 1.73 tonnes per person | +26.7% |
| 1977 | 1.44 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1978 | 1.42 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.25 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 1.13 tonnes per person | -10.2% |
| 1983 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1984 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 1985 | 1.18 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +23.7% |
| 1987 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1988 | 1.67 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.63 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.53 tonnes per person | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.56 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 1.48 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 1.6 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 1.22 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 1.16 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9841 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8673 tonnes per person | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7625 tonnes per person | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.857 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8203 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7681 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5957 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6277 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6554 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7623 tonnes per person | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8147 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8328 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8408 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8346 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7252 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6637 tonnes per person | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7456 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6723 tonnes per person | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5468 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6471 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7612 tonnes per person | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8227 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8237 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.8237 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.8237 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3417 tonnes per person, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 | 1.73 tonnes per person | 1.5 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.51 tonnes per person | 1.14 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.24 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 1.56 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.52 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 1.13 tonnes per person | 1.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 tonnes per person | 1.22 tonnes per person | 1.6 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8489 tonnes per person | 0.5957 tonnes per person | 1.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7547 tonnes per person | 0.6554 tonnes per person | 0.8408 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7203 tonnes per person | 0.5468 tonnes per person | 0.8237 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Zimbabwe?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in Zimbabwe was 0.8237 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 relative to the global average recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 tonnes per person in 1943.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0976 tonnes per person in 1903.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- Zimbabwe ranks 164th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.