Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Zimbabwe, 1903–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Zimbabwe is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1903.
Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 122 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Zimbabwe?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Zimbabwe was 0.1% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1903.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Zimbabwe ranks 46th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.