Per capita ghg emissions in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Per capita ghg emissions was 1.87 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.87
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
171st
of 199 countries
All-time high
7.94
in 1949
All-time low
1.56
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Zimbabwe, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita ghg emissions in Zimbabwe is 1.87, 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 ghg emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 7.94 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 1.56, 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.61 | — |
| 1851 | 1.76 | +9.8% |
| 1852 | 1.86 | +5.4% |
| 1853 | 1.91 | +2.6% |
| 1854 | 1.95 | +2.4% |
| 1855 | 1.98 | +1.4% |
| 1856 | 2 | +1.0% |
| 1857 | 2.02 | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 2.01 | -0.4% |
| 1859 | 2.01 | -0.1% |
| 1860 | 2.03 | +0.8% |
| 1861 | 2.04 | +0.6% |
| 1862 | 2.06 | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 2.06 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 2.07 | +0.6% |
| 1865 | 2.08 | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 2.09 | +0.5% |
| 1867 | 2.09 | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 2.09 | +0.2% |
| 1869 | 2.1 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 2.13 | +1.4% |
| 1871 | 2.09 | -1.7% |
| 1872 | 2.09 | -0.2% |
| 1873 | 2.09 | +0.4% |
| 1874 | 2.1 | +0.3% |
| 1875 | 2.11 | +0.4% |
| 1876 | 2.13 | +1.1% |
| 1877 | 2.15 | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 2.17 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 2.18 | +0.5% |
| 1880 | 2.21 | +1.7% |
| 1881 | 2.23 | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 2.25 | +1.1% |
| 1883 | 2.26 | +0.4% |
| 1884 | 2.27 | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 2.28 | +0.6% |
| 1886 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 2.28 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 2.29 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 2.29 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 2.33 | +1.5% |
| 1891 | 2.34 | +0.6% |
| 1892 | 2.35 | +0.6% |
| 1893 | 2.37 | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 2.38 | +0.3% |
| 1895 | 2.39 | +0.7% |
| 1896 | 2.39 | -0.2% |
| 1897 | 2.41 | +0.7% |
| 1898 | 2.41 | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 2.4 | -0.3% |
| 1900 | 2.63 | +9.4% |
| 1901 | 2.86 | +9.1% |
| 1902 | 2.87 | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 2.98 | +4.0% |
| 1904 | 3.12 | +4.6% |
| 1905 | 3.13 | +0.2% |
| 1906 | 3.24 | +3.6% |
| 1907 | 3.35 | +3.4% |
| 1908 | 3.34 | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 3.39 | +1.5% |
| 1910 | 3.48 | +2.7% |
| 1911 | 3.63 | +4.4% |
| 1912 | 3.57 | -1.9% |
| 1913 | 3.67 | +2.8% |
| 1914 | 3.98 | +8.6% |
| 1915 | 4.1 | +3.0% |
| 1916 | 4.18 | +2.0% |
| 1917 | 4.35 | +4.2% |
| 1918 | 4.35 | -0.1% |
| 1919 | 4.3 | -1.2% |
| 1920 | 4.71 | +9.7% |
| 1921 | 4.97 | +5.5% |
| 1922 | 4.72 | -5.1% |
| 1923 | 5.15 | +9.0% |
| 1924 | 5.12 | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 5.47 | +6.8% |
| 1926 | 5.71 | +4.4% |
| 1927 | 5.56 | -2.6% |
| 1928 | 5.86 | +5.4% |
| 1929 | 5.83 | -0.5% |
| 1930 | 5.64 | -3.4% |
| 1931 | 5.07 | -10.1% |
| 1932 | 4.96 | -2.2% |
| 1933 | 4.88 | -1.5% |
| 1934 | 5.13 | +5.0% |
| 1935 | 5.06 | -1.3% |
| 1936 | 5.16 | +2.0% |
| 1937 | 5.48 | +6.2% |
| 1938 | 5.5 | +0.4% |
| 1939 | 5.68 | +3.2% |
| 1940 | 6.16 | +8.5% |
| 1941 | 6.59 | +7.0% |
| 1942 | 6.9 | +4.7% |
| 1943 | 7.43 | +7.6% |
| 1944 | 7.53 | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 7.5 | -0.4% |
| 1946 | 7.55 | +0.7% |
| 1947 | 7.43 | -1.7% |
| 1948 | 7.78 | +4.7% |
| 1949 | 7.94 | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 6.96 | -12.3% |
| 1951 | 7.02 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 7.15 | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 7.21 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 7.22 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 7.29 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 7.31 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 7.16 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 7.02 | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 6.94 | -1.2% |
| 1960 | 6.79 | -2.1% |
| 1961 | 6.52 | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 6.59 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 6.08 | -7.7% |
| 1964 | 5.88 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 5.18 | -12.0% |
| 1966 | 5.83 | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 5.5 | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 6.16 | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 6.55 | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 7.12 | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 7.28 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 6.72 | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 6.88 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 6.5 | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 6.03 | -7.3% |
| 1976 | 6.5 | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 5.91 | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 5.68 | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 5.65 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 5.83 | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 5.54 | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 5.84 | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 5.46 | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 4.91 | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 5.14 | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 4.6 | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 5.12 | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 6.15 | +20.1% |
| 1989 | 5.99 | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 5.69 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 4.16 | -26.8% |
| 1992 | 4.65 | +11.7% |
| 1993 | 5.34 | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 5.13 | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 5.29 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 4.62 | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 4.37 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 5.18 | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 5.99 | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 4.85 | -19.0% |
| 2001 | 4.69 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 4.07 | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 4.44 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 4.37 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 4.59 | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 3.87 | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 4.35 | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 3.23 | -25.8% |
| 2009 | 3 | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 3.58 | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 3.18 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 2.52 | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 1.97 | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 1.79 | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 2.18 | +21.8% |
| 2016 | 1.78 | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 2.09 | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 1.81 | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 2.01 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 1.56 | -22.6% |
| 2021 | 1.77 | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 1.86 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 1.9 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.87 | -1.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.87 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.87 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -26.8% | 5.69 | 4.16 |
| 2008 | -25.8% | 4.35 | 3.23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.91 | 1.61 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.07 | 2.03 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.12 | 2.09 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.27 | 2.21 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.38 | 2.33 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1900s | 3.09 | 2.63 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 1910s | 3.96 | 3.48 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 1920s | 5.31 | 4.71 | 5.86 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.26 | 4.88 | 5.68 | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.28 | 6.16 | 7.94 | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.13 | 6.94 | 7.31 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.11 | 5.18 | 6.79 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.43 | 5.65 | 7.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.46 | 4.6 | 6.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.04 | 4.16 | 5.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.15 | 3 | 4.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 | 1.78 | 3.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 | 1.56 | 1.9 | 5 |
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions in Zimbabwe?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Zimbabwe was 1.87 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 7.94 in 1949.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Zimbabwe ranks 171st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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