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Zimbabwe Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Total GHG Emissions (2024)
30.784.272
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,19%
increase
Global Share
0,06%
Per Capita
1,6
tons per person

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector


  • GHG emissions in Zimbabwe were 30.784.272 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
  • Emissions increased by 2,19% over the previous year, representing an increase by 659.288 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 30.124.985 tons.
  • Per capita: 1,6 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
  • Zimbabwe accounts for 0,06% of global GHG emissions.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year

Year GHG Total (tons) CO₂ CH₄ N₂O F-gases Per Capita Change Global Share
2024 30.784.272 12.855.358 12.789.623 4.428.100 711.191 1,6 2,19% 0,058%
2023 30.124.985 12.566.040 12.503.147 4.390.804 664.993 1,6 7,49% 0,057%
2022 28.025.627 11.557.246 11.715.707 4.134.056 618.617 1,52 3,23% 0,054%
2021 27.149.709 10.883.126 11.535.757 4.158.230 572.597 1,5 9,5% 0,053%
2020 24.793.786 9.074.600 11.202.795 3.991.051 525.340 1,4 −6,33% 0,051%
2019 26.469.485 11.170.564 10.924.093 3.895.342 479.486 1,53 −5,57% 0,052%
2018 28.031.080 12.272.443 11.269.276 4.054.822 434.539 1,66 7,6% 0,055%
2017 26.051.406 10.587.837 11.105.366 3.974.633 383.570 1,58 −2,04% 0,053%
2016 26.592.809 11.268.679 10.888.566 4.093.641 341.923 1,65 −6,59% 0,055%
2015 28.469.445 12.691.897 11.337.649 4.140.200 299.700 1,8 3,87% 0,059%
2014 27.409.793 12.600.126 10.724.198 3.814.264 271.205 1,78 −7,59% 0,056%
2013 29.659.601 12.718.754 12.153.677 4.538.361 248.809 1,97 0,43% 0,062%
2012 29.533.546 12.743.735 12.053.148 4.494.582 242.081 2,01 −9,09% 0,062%
2011 32.486.989 15.849.408 11.895.385 4.504.792 237.404 2,26 25% 0,069%
2010 25.989.584 10.068.592 11.424.340 4.260.875 235.778 1,85 13,92% 0,057%
2009 22.813.899 7.943.355 10.747.229 3.886.142 237.173 1,65 2,61% 0,053%
2008 22.233.172 8.309.087 10.075.526 3.619.123 229.436 1,64 −10,49% 0,051%
2007 24.839.835 10.567.750 10.378.432 3.673.025 220.628 1,86 0,1% 0,057%
2006 24.815.710 10.725.515 10.289.088 3.585.103 216.004 1,89 −4,18% 0,059%
2005 25.897.754 11.511.960 10.475.547 3.705.527 204.720 2 5,24% 0,063%
2004 24.607.814 10.365.282 10.362.915 3.708.216 171.401 1,93 −3,26% 0,062%
2003 25.436.691 10.928.379 10.638.980 3.725.602 143.729 2,01 −11,34% 0,067%
2002 28.688.619 13.332.127 11.178.263 4.061.877 116.353 2,29 −8,65% 0,078%
2001 31.405.986 14.595.822 12.077.073 4.640.685 92.405 2,54 0,52% 0,087%
2000 31.243.551 14.656.186 11.952.212 4.567.701 67.452 2,56 −9,19% 0,087%
1999 34.404.669 16.854.754 12.780.727 4.732.028 37.161 2,85 10,63% 0,099%
1998 31.100.080 14.972.843 11.785.495 4.316.259 25.482 2,61 3,01% 0,090%
1997 30.190.869 14.759.489 11.344.682 4.067.974 18.724 2,58 −3,42% 0,087%
1996 31.258.614 15.720.105 11.331.310 4.193.631 13.568 2,71 5,06% 0,091%
1995 29.753.669 16.268.880 10.003.982 3.472.159 8.649 2,63 −0,41% 0,089%
1994 29.875.133 16.550.283 9.818.649 3.501.164 5.036 2,69 −2,93% 0,091%
1993 30.776.872 17.674.069 9.640.253 3.460.410 2.140 2,82 −12,71% 0,095%
1992 35.259.165 19.204.960 11.970.324 4.082.555 1.326 3,3 2,69% 0,11%
1991 34.336.940 19.158.406 11.221.286 3.956.409 838 3,29 −0,31% 0,11%
1990 34.444.162 17.413.895 12.400.581 4.629.557 129 3,38 10,41% 0,11%
1989 31.195.394 15.522.805 11.433.789 4.238.800 0 3,15 1,26% 0,098%
1988 30.808.001 15.330.791 11.290.904 4.186.306 0 3,21 −1,03% 0,098%
1987 31.127.102 15.813.967 11.213.808 4.099.327 0 3,35 14,6% 0,10%
1986 27.160.922 12.417.219 10.700.766 4.042.937 0 3,03 9,23% 0,092%
1985 24.865.087 10.869.405 10.118.992 3.876.689 0 2,87 9,5% 0,085%
1984 22.706.976 9.390.353 9.712.099 3.604.525 0 2,72 2,57% 0,079%
1983 22.139.045 8.944.556 9.542.793 3.651.696 0 2,76 −0,53% 0,079%
1982 22.256.224 9.034.484 9.512.317 3.709.423 0 2,88 1,83% 0,080%
1981 21.856.156 9.396.256 8.971.884 3.488.015 0 2,94 −0,36% 0,078%
1980 21.935.752 9.797.289 8.814.669 3.323.794 0 3,06 1,3% 0,077%
1979 21.655.308 9.191.000 9.159.143 3.305.165 0 3,13 −2,8% 0,075%
1978 22.279.352 8.905.249 9.818.271 3.555.832 0 3,32 −4,39% 0,080%
1977 23.302.583 9.022.360 10.532.619 3.747.604 0 3,58 −3,29% 0,085%
1976 24.095.017 10.050.950 10.343.033 3.701.034 0 3,82 4,92% 0,091%
1975 22.965.763 9.170.758 10.082.929 3.712.076 0 3,76 −2,91% 0,090%
1974 23.654.305 10.403.640 9.704.782 3.545.883 0 4 0,36% 0,093%
1973 23.568.292 10.554.387 9.543.209 3.470.696 0 4,12 7,33% 0,093%
1972 21.957.953 9.093.690 9.391.806 3.472.457 0 3,97 −1,6% 0,091%
1971 22.315.694 9.479.459 9.407.127 3.429.108 0 4,17 2,74% 0,096%
1970 21.721.106 9.532.092 8.941.649 3.247.364 0 4,2 0,094%

See also


Sources

  • Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
  • CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).