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 2.2% 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 6.56 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% | 0.06% |
| 2023 | 30,124,985 | 12,566,040 | 12,503,147 | 4,390,804 | 664,993 | 1.6 | 7.49% | 0.06% |
| 2022 | 28,025,627 | 11,557,246 | 11,715,707 | 4,134,056 | 618,617 | 1.52 | 3.23% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 27,149,709 | 10,883,126 | 11,535,757 | 4,158,230 | 572,597 | 1.5 | 9.5% | 0.05% |
| 2020 | 24,793,786 | 9,074,600 | 11,202,795 | 3,991,051 | 525,340 | 1.4 | −6.33% | 0.05% |
| 2019 | 26,469,485 | 11,170,564 | 10,924,093 | 3,895,342 | 479,486 | 1.53 | −5.57% | 0.05% |
| 2018 | 28,031,080 | 12,272,443 | 11,269,276 | 4,054,822 | 434,539 | 1.66 | 7.6% | 0.06% |
| 2017 | 26,051,406 | 10,587,837 | 11,105,366 | 3,974,633 | 383,570 | 1.58 | −2.04% | 0.05% |
| 2016 | 26,592,809 | 11,268,679 | 10,888,566 | 4,093,641 | 341,923 | 1.65 | −6.59% | 0.05% |
| 2015 | 28,469,445 | 12,691,897 | 11,337,649 | 4,140,200 | 299,700 | 1.8 | 3.87% | 0.06% |
| 2014 | 27,409,793 | 12,600,126 | 10,724,198 | 3,814,264 | 271,205 | 1.78 | −7.59% | 0.06% |
| 2013 | 29,659,601 | 12,718,754 | 12,153,677 | 4,538,361 | 248,809 | 1.97 | 0.43% | 0.06% |
| 2012 | 29,533,546 | 12,743,735 | 12,053,148 | 4,494,582 | 242,081 | 2.01 | −9.09% | 0.06% |
| 2011 | 32,486,989 | 15,849,408 | 11,895,385 | 4,504,792 | 237,404 | 2.26 | 25% | 0.07% |
| 2010 | 25,989,584 | 10,068,592 | 11,424,340 | 4,260,875 | 235,778 | 1.85 | 13.92% | 0.06% |
| 2009 | 22,813,899 | 7,943,355 | 10,747,229 | 3,886,142 | 237,173 | 1.65 | 2.61% | 0.05% |
| 2008 | 22,233,172 | 8,309,087 | 10,075,526 | 3,619,123 | 229,436 | 1.64 | −10.49% | 0.05% |
| 2007 | 24,839,835 | 10,567,750 | 10,378,432 | 3,673,025 | 220,628 | 1.86 | 0.1% | 0.06% |
| 2006 | 24,815,710 | 10,725,515 | 10,289,088 | 3,585,103 | 216,004 | 1.89 | −4.18% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 25,897,754 | 11,511,960 | 10,475,547 | 3,705,527 | 204,720 | 2 | 5.24% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 24,607,814 | 10,365,282 | 10,362,915 | 3,708,216 | 171,401 | 1.93 | −3.26% | 0.06% |
| 2003 | 25,436,691 | 10,928,379 | 10,638,980 | 3,725,602 | 143,729 | 2.01 | −11.34% | 0.07% |
| 2002 | 28,688,619 | 13,332,127 | 11,178,263 | 4,061,877 | 116,353 | 2.29 | −8.65% | 0.08% |
| 2001 | 31,405,986 | 14,595,822 | 12,077,073 | 4,640,685 | 92,405 | 2.54 | 0.52% | 0.09% |
| 2000 | 31,243,551 | 14,656,186 | 11,952,212 | 4,567,701 | 67,452 | 2.56 | −9.19% | 0.09% |
| 1999 | 34,404,669 | 16,854,754 | 12,780,727 | 4,732,028 | 37,161 | 2.85 | 10.63% | 0.10% |
| 1998 | 31,100,080 | 14,972,843 | 11,785,495 | 4,316,259 | 25,482 | 2.61 | 3.01% | 0.09% |
| 1997 | 30,190,869 | 14,759,489 | 11,344,682 | 4,067,974 | 18,724 | 2.58 | −3.42% | 0.09% |
| 1996 | 31,258,614 | 15,720,105 | 11,331,310 | 4,193,631 | 13,568 | 2.71 | 5.06% | 0.09% |
| 1995 | 29,753,669 | 16,268,880 | 10,003,982 | 3,472,159 | 8,649 | 2.63 | −0.41% | 0.09% |
| 1994 | 29,875,133 | 16,550,283 | 9,818,649 | 3,501,164 | 5,036 | 2.69 | −2.93% | 0.09% |
| 1993 | 30,776,872 | 17,674,069 | 9,640,253 | 3,460,410 | 2,140 | 2.82 | −12.71% | 0.10% |
| 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% | 0.10% |
| 1988 | 30,808,001 | 15,330,791 | 11,290,904 | 4,186,306 | 0 | 3.21 | −1.03% | 0.10% |
| 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% | 0.09% |
| 1985 | 24,865,087 | 10,869,405 | 10,118,992 | 3,876,689 | 0 | 2.87 | 9.5% | 0.09% |
| 1984 | 22,706,976 | 9,390,353 | 9,712,099 | 3,604,525 | 0 | 2.72 | 2.57% | 0.08% |
| 1983 | 22,139,045 | 8,944,556 | 9,542,793 | 3,651,696 | 0 | 2.76 | −0.53% | 0.08% |
| 1982 | 22,256,224 | 9,034,484 | 9,512,317 | 3,709,423 | 0 | 2.88 | 1.83% | 0.08% |
| 1981 | 21,856,156 | 9,396,256 | 8,971,884 | 3,488,015 | 0 | 2.94 | −0.36% | 0.08% |
| 1980 | 21,935,752 | 9,797,289 | 8,814,669 | 3,323,794 | 0 | 3.06 | 1.3% | 0.08% |
| 1979 | 21,655,308 | 9,191,000 | 9,159,143 | 3,305,165 | 0 | 3.13 | −2.8% | 0.08% |
| 1978 | 22,279,352 | 8,905,249 | 9,818,271 | 3,555,832 | 0 | 3.32 | −4.39% | 0.08% |
| 1977 | 23,302,583 | 9,022,360 | 10,532,619 | 3,747,604 | 0 | 3.58 | −3.29% | 0.09% |
| 1976 | 24,095,017 | 10,050,950 | 10,343,033 | 3,701,034 | 0 | 3.82 | 4.92% | 0.09% |
| 1975 | 22,965,763 | 9,170,758 | 10,082,929 | 3,712,076 | 0 | 3.76 | −2.91% | 0.09% |
| 1974 | 23,654,305 | 10,403,640 | 9,704,782 | 3,545,883 | 0 | 4 | 0.36% | 0.09% |
| 1973 | 23,568,292 | 10,554,387 | 9,543,209 | 3,470,696 | 0 | 4.12 | 7.33% | 0.09% |
| 1972 | 21,957,953 | 9,093,690 | 9,391,806 | 3,472,457 | 0 | 3.97 | −1.6% | 0.09% |
| 1971 | 22,315,694 | 9,479,459 | 9,407,127 | 3,429,108 | 0 | 4.17 | 2.74% | 0.10% |
| 1970 | 21,721,106 | 9,532,092 | 8,941,649 | 3,247,364 | 0 | 4.2 | – | 0.09% |
See also
- Zimbabwe CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Zimbabwe
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).