Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.3% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Zimbabwe, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Zimbabwe is 0.3%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2015.
That places Zimbabwe 58th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.3% | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -10.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 2.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 6 |
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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Zimbabwe?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Zimbabwe was 0.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2015.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Zimbabwe ranks 58th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.