Waste — Emissions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Waste — Emissions was 54 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
54 kt
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
123rd
of 232 countries
All-time high
54 kt
in 2023
All-time low
9.14 kt
in 1969
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023

1020304050196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 54 kt for waste — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 54 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.14 kt, in 1969.

That places Zimbabwe 123rd out of 232 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Waste — Emissions in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CH4) in Zimbabwe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 9.37 kt —
1962 9.39 kt +0.2%
1963 9.4 kt +0.1%
1964 9.39 kt -0.1%
1965 9.38 kt -0.1%
1966 9.34 kt -0.4%
1967 9.29 kt -0.5%
1968 9.22 kt -0.8%
1969 9.14 kt -0.9%
1970 10 kt +9.4%
1971 11.4 kt +14.0%
1972 12.1 kt +6.1%
1973 12.9 kt +6.6%
1974 13.6 kt +5.4%
1975 14.4 kt +5.9%
1976 15 kt +4.2%
1977 15.8 kt +5.3%
1978 16.7 kt +5.7%
1979 17.5 kt +4.8%
1980 18.5 kt +5.7%
1981 19.6 kt +5.9%
1982 20.9 kt +6.6%
1983 22.2 kt +6.2%
1984 23.9 kt +7.7%
1985 25.2 kt +5.4%
1986 26.3 kt +4.4%
1987 28 kt +6.5%
1988 29.8 kt +6.4%
1989 31.3 kt +5.0%
1990 33 kt +5.4%
1991 35.2 kt +6.7%
1992 35.1 kt -0.3%
1993 35.4 kt +0.9%
1994 37.3 kt +5.4%
1995 38 kt +1.9%
1996 39 kt +2.6%
1997 40.2 kt +3.1%
1998 40.9 kt +1.7%
1999 41.5 kt +1.5%
2000 41.8 kt +0.7%
2001 42.2 kt +1.0%
2002 42.3 kt +0.2%
2003 40 kt -5.4%
2004 39.6 kt -1.0%
2005 39.4 kt -0.5%
2006 40.1 kt +1.8%
2007 40.2 kt +0.2%
2008 38.9 kt -3.2%
2009 39.9 kt +2.6%
2010 39.8 kt -0.3%
2011 41.5 kt +4.3%
2012 43.6 kt +5.1%
2013 44.5 kt +2.1%
2014 44.8 kt +0.7%
2015 45.7 kt +2.0%
2016 46.5 kt +1.8%
2017 47.6 kt +2.4%
2018 48.8 kt +2.5%
2019 49.9 kt +2.3%
2020 50.7 kt +1.6%
2021 51.9 kt +2.4%
2022 52.9 kt +1.9%
2023 54 kt +2.1%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 54 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.7 kt, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 54 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.5 kt, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.32 kt 9.14 kt 9.4 kt 9
1970s 13.94 kt 10 kt 17.5 kt 10
1980s 24.57 kt 18.5 kt 31.3 kt 10
1990s 37.56 kt 33 kt 41.5 kt 10
2000s 40.44 kt 38.9 kt 42.3 kt 10
2010s 45.27 kt 39.8 kt 49.9 kt 10
2020s 52.38 kt 50.7 kt 54 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 120 Georgia 58.4 kt compare
  2. 121 Turkmenistan 55.1 kt compare
  3. 122 Melanesia 55.01 kt compare
  4. 124 El Salvador 51.9 kt compare
  5. 124 Panama 51.9 kt compare
  6. 126 Tajikistan 48.7 kt compare

See the full ranking of 265 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions in Zimbabwe?
Waste — emissions in Zimbabwe was 54 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 54 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 9.14 kt in 1969.
How does Zimbabwe rank for waste — emissions?
Zimbabwe ranks 123rd out of 232 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
265 places, 15,268 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf