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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).