Per capita methane emissions in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Per capita methane emissions was 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
124th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1970
All-time low
0.7287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
Zimbabwe recorded 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.7287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2020.
Zimbabwe ranks 124th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.8859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.9481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 121 Honduras 0.8275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 122 Fiji 0.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 123 Croatia 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 125 Morocco 0.7966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 126 Malaysia 0.7963 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 methane emissions in Zimbabwe?
- Per capita methane emissions in Zimbabwe was 0.7997 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 methane emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2020.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Zimbabwe ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.