Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use was 1.25 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.25
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
148th
of 197 countries
All-time high
2.45
in 1943
All-time low
0.1796
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zimbabwe, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zimbabwe is 1.25, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.45 in 1943 and was at its lowest, 0.1796, in 1850.
That places Zimbabwe 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1796 | — |
| 1851 | 0.1825 | +1.6% |
| 1852 | 0.1844 | +1.1% |
| 1853 | 0.1853 | +0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.1862 | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.187 | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.1878 | +0.4% |
| 1857 | 0.1885 | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.1892 | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.1897 | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.1902 | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.1909 | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.1915 | +0.3% |
| 1863 | 0.1922 | +0.3% |
| 1864 | 0.1928 | +0.3% |
| 1865 | 0.1934 | +0.3% |
| 1866 | 0.1939 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 0.1945 | +0.3% |
| 1868 | 0.195 | +0.3% |
| 1869 | 0.1955 | +0.3% |
| 1870 | 0.196 | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.197 | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.1984 | +0.7% |
| 1873 | 0.2001 | +0.9% |
| 1874 | 0.202 | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 0.204 | +1.0% |
| 1876 | 0.2059 | +1.0% |
| 1877 | 0.2078 | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 0.2094 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 0.2108 | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.2118 | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 0.2128 | +0.5% |
| 1882 | 0.2137 | +0.4% |
| 1883 | 0.2145 | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 0.2153 | +0.4% |
| 1885 | 0.2161 | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.2168 | +0.3% |
| 1887 | 0.2176 | +0.3% |
| 1888 | 0.2183 | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.219 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.222 | +1.4% |
| 1891 | 0.2235 | +0.7% |
| 1892 | 0.225 | +0.7% |
| 1893 | 0.2266 | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 0.2281 | +0.7% |
| 1895 | 0.2297 | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 0.2313 | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 0.2329 | +0.7% |
| 1898 | 0.2345 | +0.7% |
| 1899 | 0.2359 | +0.6% |
| 1900 | 0.2369 | +0.4% |
| 1901 | 0.238 | +0.5% |
| 1902 | 0.2389 | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.3492 | +46.1% |
| 1904 | 0.3759 | +7.7% |
| 1905 | 0.4599 | +22.3% |
| 1906 | 0.4738 | +3.0% |
| 1907 | 0.4937 | +4.2% |
| 1908 | 0.5941 | +20.3% |
| 1909 | 0.6014 | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 0.6147 | +2.2% |
| 1911 | 0.6772 | +10.2% |
| 1912 | 0.6767 | -0.1% |
| 1913 | 0.7212 | +6.6% |
| 1914 | 0.924 | +28.1% |
| 1915 | 1.03 | +11.2% |
| 1916 | 1.17 | +13.9% |
| 1917 | 1.26 | +7.9% |
| 1918 | 1.14 | -9.8% |
| 1919 | 1.16 | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 1.26 | +8.8% |
| 1921 | 1.24 | -1.7% |
| 1922 | 1.12 | -9.7% |
| 1923 | 1.27 | +13.3% |
| 1924 | 1.3 | +2.8% |
| 1925 | 1.46 | +11.5% |
| 1926 | 1.75 | +20.4% |
| 1927 | 1.78 | +1.4% |
| 1928 | 2.05 | +15.6% |
| 1929 | 1.92 | -6.4% |
| 1930 | 1.73 | -9.9% |
| 1931 | 1.16 | -33.3% |
| 1932 | 0.9107 | -21.2% |
| 1933 | 0.9671 | +6.2% |
| 1934 | 1.19 | +23.0% |
| 1935 | 1.25 | +4.8% |
| 1936 | 1.24 | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 1.67 | +34.8% |
| 1938 | 1.67 | -0.4% |
| 1939 | 1.74 | +4.4% |
| 1940 | 1.94 | +11.3% |
| 1941 | 2.06 | +6.5% |
| 1942 | 2.22 | +7.6% |
| 1943 | 2.45 | +10.6% |
| 1944 | 2.45 | -0.1% |
| 1945 | 2.27 | -7.5% |
| 1946 | 2.17 | -4.2% |
| 1947 | 2.03 | -6.7% |
| 1948 | 2.21 | +9.2% |
| 1949 | 2.43 | +9.6% |
| 1950 | 1.45 | -40.2% |
| 1951 | 1.53 | +5.6% |
| 1952 | 1.65 | +7.4% |
| 1953 | 1.72 | +4.8% |
| 1954 | 1.82 | +5.6% |
| 1955 | 2.04 | +12.0% |
| 1956 | 2.14 | +5.0% |
| 1957 | 2.14 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 1.9 | -11.1% |
| 1959 | 2.03 | +6.9% |
| 1960 | 1.91 | -6.2% |
| 1961 | 1.64 | -14.2% |
| 1962 | 1.55 | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 1.47 | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 1.5 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.64 | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 1.83 | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 1.6 | -12.3% |
| 1968 | 1.81 | +13.0% |
| 1969 | 1.85 | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 2.15 | +16.0% |
| 1971 | 2.2 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 2.02 | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 2.17 | +7.3% |
| 1974 | 2.06 | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 1.87 | -9.2% |
| 1976 | 2.24 | +19.9% |
| 1977 | 1.93 | -13.9% |
| 1978 | 1.9 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.84 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.69 | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 1.57 | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 1.72 | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 1.61 | -6.5% |
| 1985 | 1.61 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.9 | +17.8% |
| 1987 | 2.11 | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 2.14 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2.09 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.01 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.97 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 2.03 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.93 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.05 | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.82 | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.79 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.66 | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 1.66 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.79 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 1.61 | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 1.49 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.41 | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.28 | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 1.16 | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 1.26 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 1.23 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.18 | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9867 | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.16 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 1.21 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 1.23 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.27 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.25 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 1.14 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 1.06 | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9315 | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 1.17 | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 1.24 | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 1.25 | +0.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.25 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.13, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.25 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7269, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | +46.1% | 0.2389 | 0.3492 |
| 1950 | -40.2% | 2.43 | 1.45 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.186 | 0.1796 | 0.1897 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.193 | 0.1902 | 0.1955 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2032 | 0.196 | 0.2108 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2156 | 0.2118 | 0.219 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.229 | 0.222 | 0.2359 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4062 | 0.2369 | 0.6014 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9372 | 0.6147 | 1.26 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.52 | 1.12 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.35 | 0.9107 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.22 | 1.94 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.84 | 1.45 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.68 | 1.47 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.04 | 1.87 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 | 1.57 | 2.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.87 | 1.66 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 | 0.9867 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 1.05 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 0.9315 | 1.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zimbabwe?
- Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Zimbabwe was 1.25 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 in 1943.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1796 in 1850.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use?
- Zimbabwe ranks 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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