Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
88th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1999
All-time low
0.0%
in 1903
Years of data
122
1903–2024
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Zimbabwe, 1903–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.1% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1903.
Zimbabwe ranks 88th of 215 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.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 0.0% | — |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +116.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | +83.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +44.9% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | +31.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +32.7% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | +23.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +18.3% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +17.5% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +12.5% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +17.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +16.5% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +16.2% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +14.7% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | +6.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +6.3% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | +3.7% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | +3.6% |
| 1940 | 0.0% | +3.9% |
| 1941 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1942 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1943 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1944 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 1945 | 0.0% | +4.1% |
| 1946 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1948 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 1950 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 8.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | +116.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1905 | +83.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1906 | +44.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1908 | +32.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1907 | +31.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 86 Dominican Republic 0.0% compare
- 87 Mongolia 0.0% compare
- 89 Lebanon 0.0% compare
- 90 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 91 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
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 cumulative co₂ emissions in Zimbabwe?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions in Zimbabwe was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1903.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Zimbabwe ranks 88th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂.