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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.18 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.18
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
82nd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.3279
in 1949
All-time low
0.1305
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe, 1850–2024

00.10.20.3185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe stood at 0.18.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.3279 in 1949 and was at its lowest, 0.1305, in 1870.

Zimbabwe ranks 82nd of 201 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.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.1307 —
1851 0.1307 +0.0%
1852 0.1307 +0.0%
1853 0.1307 +0.0%
1854 0.1307 +0.0%
1855 0.1307 +0.0%
1856 0.1307 +0.0%
1857 0.1307 -0.0%
1858 0.1307 -0.0%
1859 0.1307 -0.0%
1860 0.1307 -0.0%
1861 0.1306 -0.0%
1862 0.1306 -0.0%
1863 0.1306 -0.0%
1864 0.1306 -0.0%
1865 0.1306 -0.0%
1866 0.1306 -0.0%
1867 0.1305 -0.0%
1868 0.1305 -0.0%
1869 0.1305 -0.0%
1870 0.1305 -0.0%
1871 0.1305 +0.0%
1872 0.1306 +0.0%
1873 0.1306 +0.0%
1874 0.1307 +0.1%
1875 0.1308 +0.1%
1876 0.1308 +0.1%
1877 0.1309 +0.0%
1878 0.131 +0.0%
1879 0.131 +0.0%
1880 0.131 +0.0%
1881 0.131 +0.0%
1882 0.131 +0.0%
1883 0.131 -0.0%
1884 0.131 -0.0%
1885 0.131 -0.0%
1886 0.131 -0.0%
1887 0.131 -0.0%
1888 0.131 -0.0%
1889 0.131 -0.0%
1890 0.1321 +0.9%
1891 0.1319 -0.2%
1892 0.1317 -0.1%
1893 0.1316 -0.1%
1894 0.1315 -0.1%
1895 0.1314 -0.0%
1896 0.1314 +0.0%
1897 0.1315 +0.1%
1898 0.1318 +0.2%
1899 0.1321 +0.3%
1900 0.1325 +0.3%
1901 0.133 +0.3%
1902 0.1332 +0.2%
1903 0.1334 +0.1%
1904 0.1335 +0.1%
1905 0.1336 +0.1%
1906 0.1337 +0.1%
1907 0.134 +0.2%
1908 0.1345 +0.4%
1909 0.1352 +0.5%
1910 0.1362 +0.7%
1911 0.1377 +1.1%
1912 0.1401 +1.7%
1913 0.143 +2.1%
1914 0.1464 +2.3%
1915 0.15 +2.5%
1916 0.1538 +2.5%
1917 0.1576 +2.5%
1918 0.1613 +2.4%
1919 0.165 +2.2%
1920 0.1684 +2.1%
1921 0.1719 +2.1%
1922 0.1759 +2.3%
1923 0.18 +2.3%
1924 0.184 +2.2%
1925 0.1878 +2.1%
1926 0.1912 +1.8%
1927 0.194 +1.4%
1928 0.196 +1.0%
1929 0.197 +0.6%
1930 0.1971 +0.0%
1931 0.196 -0.5%
1932 0.1941 -1.0%
1933 0.1915 -1.3%
1934 0.1884 -1.6%
1935 0.1852 -1.7%
1936 0.182 -1.8%
1937 0.1789 -1.7%
1938 0.1763 -1.5%
1939 0.1743 -1.1%
1940 0.1731 -0.7%
1941 0.1813 +4.7%
1942 0.2024 +11.7%
1943 0.2291 +13.2%
1944 0.256 +11.7%
1945 0.2798 +9.3%
1946 0.2991 +6.9%
1947 0.3137 +4.9%
1948 0.3233 +3.1%
1949 0.3279 +1.4%
1950 0.3271 -0.2%
1951 0.3203 -2.1%
1952 0.308 -3.8%
1953 0.292 -5.2%
1954 0.2736 -6.3%
1955 0.2544 -7.0%
1956 0.2356 -7.4%
1957 0.2184 -7.3%
1958 0.204 -6.6%
1959 0.1935 -5.2%
1960 0.1876 -3.0%
1961 0.2211 +17.9%
1962 0.2152 -2.6%
1963 0.212 -1.5%
1964 0.2078 -2.0%
1965 0.2032 -2.3%
1966 0.1925 -5.2%
1967 0.2049 +6.4%
1968 0.2018 -1.5%
1969 0.2229 +10.4%
1970 0.2603 +16.8%
1971 0.2449 -5.9%
1972 0.2404 -1.8%
1973 0.2379 -1.0%
1974 0.2359 -0.9%
1975 0.2476 +5.0%
1976 0.2353 -5.0%
1977 0.2381 +1.2%
1978 0.2269 -4.7%
1979 0.2235 -1.5%
1980 0.2141 -4.2%
1981 0.2168 +1.3%
1982 0.2222 +2.5%
1983 0.2123 -4.5%
1984 0.1973 -7.1%
1985 0.2106 +6.7%
1986 0.2149 +2.0%
1987 0.2272 +5.7%
1988 0.2172 -4.4%
1989 0.219 +0.8%
1990 0.2589 +18.2%
1991 0.2336 -9.8%
1992 0.2349 +0.6%
1993 0.2119 -9.8%
1994 0.215 +1.5%
1995 0.2062 -4.1%
1996 0.2449 +18.8%
1997 0.2413 -1.5%
1998 0.2507 +3.9%
1999 0.2578 +2.8%
2000 0.2396 -7.1%
2001 0.2596 +8.4%
2002 0.2193 -15.5%
2003 0.2153 -1.8%
2004 0.2209 +2.6%
2005 0.2131 -3.5%
2006 0.2038 -4.4%
2007 0.2059 +1.0%
2008 0.2114 +2.7%
2009 0.2298 +8.7%
2010 0.2378 +3.5%
2011 0.2368 -0.4%
2012 0.218 -8.0%
2013 0.2102 -3.6%
2014 0.1848 -12.1%
2015 0.2019 +9.2%
2016 0.1819 -9.9%
2017 0.1842 +1.2%
2018 0.185 +0.5%
2019 0.1809 -2.2%
2020 0.1609 -11.0%
2021 0.1678 +4.2%
2022 0.1805 +7.6%
2023 0.1802 -0.2%
2024 0.18 -0.1%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 0.18 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 0.18 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.1307 0.1307 0.1307 10
1860s 0.1306 0.1305 0.1307 10
1870s 0.1307 0.1305 0.131 10
1880s 0.131 0.131 0.131 10
1890s 0.1317 0.1314 0.1321 10
1900s 0.1337 0.1325 0.1352 10
1910s 0.1491 0.1362 0.165 10
1920s 0.1846 0.1684 0.197 10
1930s 0.1864 0.1743 0.1971 10
1940s 0.2586 0.1731 0.3279 10
1950s 0.2627 0.1935 0.3271 10
1960s 0.2069 0.1876 0.2229 10
1970s 0.2391 0.2235 0.2603 10
1980s 0.2152 0.1973 0.2272 10
1990s 0.2355 0.2062 0.2589 10
2000s 0.2219 0.2038 0.2596 10
2010s 0.2021 0.1809 0.2378 10
2020s 0.1739 0.1609 0.1805 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 79 Taiwan 0.1951 compare
  2. 80 Malawi 0.1898 compare
  3. 81 Hungary 0.1849 compare
  4. 83 Yemen 0.174 compare
  5. 84 Guatemala 0.1716 compare
  6. 85 Lithuania 0.1701 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe was 0.18 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 0.3279 in 1949.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1305 in 1870.
How does Zimbabwe rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Zimbabwe ranks 82nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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