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Zimbabwe Annual CO2 Emissions

Zimbabwe's annual CO2 emissions rose to 11.16 million tonnes in 2023, up from 10.42 million tonnes in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget. This represents an increase of 7.1% (739,090) from the previous year. Zimbabwe has annual CO2 emissions higher than the global median (11.16 million vs median 10.03 million). Compared with the median in Africa, Zimbabwe is higher (11.16 million vs regional median 4.62 million) and ranks 16th out of 55 countries in Africa.

Yearly Historical Data (1903-2023)

(in Million Tonnes)
Year Annual CO2 Emissions (Million Tonnes)
2023 11.16
2022 10.42
2021 10.2
2020 8.49
2019 10.26
2018 11.21
2017 9.83
2016 10.58
2015 12.02
2014 11.95
2013 11.67
2012 11.25
2011 10.36
2010 8.75
2009 8.25
2008 7.72
2007 9.84
2006 10.37
2005 10.7
2004 9.43
2003 10.61
2002 11.9
2001 12.51
2000 13.81
1999 15.72
1998 14.13
1997 13.9
1996 14.89
1995 15.02
1994 17.38
1993 16.03
1992 16.7
1991 15.49
1990 15.54
1989 16.11
1988 16.03
1987 15.17
1986 13.07
1985 10.21
1984 9.88
1983 10.43
1982 8.78
1981 9.41
1980 9.61
1979 9.43
1978 9.28
1977 9.28
1976 10.85
1975 8.31
1974 9.05
1973 9.27
1972 8.22
1971 8.73
1970 8.15
1969 6.74
1968 6.38
1967 5.29
1966 6.04
1965 5.21
1964 4.47
1963 4.7
1962 4.89
1961 5.06
1960 5.94
1959 6.23
1958 5.59
1957 6.26
1956 6.08
1955 5.57
1954 4.73
1953 4.3
1952 3.94
1951 3.51
1950 3.18
1949 5.13
1948 4.54
1947 4.04
1946 4.31
1945 4.46
1944 4.8
1943 4.72
1942 4.14
1941 3.74
1940 3.43
1939 2.97
1938 2.77
1937 2.73
1936 1.87
1935 1.84
1934 1.71
1933 1.28
1932 1.16
1931 1.56
1930 2.49
1929 2.75
1928 2.91
1927 2.41
1926 2.32
1925 1.83
1924 1.57
1923 1.48
1922 1.24
1921 1.38
1920 1.39
1919 1.23
1918 1.18
1917 1.32
1916 1.18
1915 0.99
1914 0.84
1913 0.58
1912 0.52
1911 0.51
1910 0.43
1909 0.41
1908 0.4
1907 0.28
1906 0.25
1905 0.23
1904 0.14
1903 0.11
Zimbabwe Annual CO2 Emissions : Definition
Annual CO2 Emissions is defined as total CO2 emissions from energy and industrial processes for the reporting year, reported in metric tonnes and excluding emissions or removals from land-use change and forestry in Zimbabwe.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Agricultural Land (%) 39.49% 39.39% 2022
Forest Area (%) 44.86% 44.97% 2022