Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
171st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1949
All-time low
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Zimbabwe, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Zimbabwe is 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949 and was at its lowest, 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 171st of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 168 Pakistan 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 169 Sierra Leone 1.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 170 Ethiopia 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 172 Sri Lanka 1.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 173 Micronesia (country) 1.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 174 Djibouti 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Zimbabwe?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Zimbabwe was 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1949.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Zimbabwe ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.