Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0.0017 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0017 °C
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
101st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0017 °C
in 2024
All-time low
0 °C
in 1851
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Zimbabwe, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.0017 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0017 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
That places Zimbabwe 101st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0 °C | — |
| 1852 | 0 °C | +105.2% |
| 1853 | 0 °C | +53.0% |
| 1854 | 0 °C | +35.7% |
| 1855 | 0 °C | +27.0% |
| 1856 | 0 °C | +21.6% |
| 1857 | 0 °C | +18.1% |
| 1858 | 0 °C | +15.5% |
| 1859 | 0 °C | +13.5% |
| 1860 | 0 °C | +12.2% |
| 1861 | 0 °C | +11.0% |
| 1862 | 0 °C | +10.1% |
| 1863 | 0 °C | +9.3% |
| 1864 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1865 | 0 °C | +8.1% |
| 1866 | 0 °C | +7.6% |
| 1867 | 0 °C | +7.1% |
| 1868 | 0 °C | +6.8% |
| 1869 | 0 °C | +6.4% |
| 1870 | 0 °C | +6.2% |
| 1871 | 0 °C | +5.8% |
| 1872 | 0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1873 | 0 °C | +5.3% |
| 1874 | 0 °C | +5.1% |
| 1875 | 0 °C | +4.9% |
| 1876 | 0 °C | +4.8% |
| 1877 | 0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1878 | 0 °C | +4.5% |
| 1879 | 0 °C | +4.4% |
| 1880 | 0 °C | +4.3% |
| 1881 | 0 °C | +4.2% |
| 1882 | 0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1883 | 0 °C | +4.0% |
| 1884 | 0 °C | +3.9% |
| 1885 | 0 °C | +3.8% |
| 1886 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1887 | 0 °C | +3.7% |
| 1888 | 0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1889 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1890 | 0 °C | +3.5% |
| 1891 | 0 °C | +3.4% |
| 1892 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1893 | 0 °C | +3.3% |
| 1894 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1895 | 0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1896 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1897 | 0 °C | +3.1% |
| 1898 | 0 °C | +3.0% |
| 1899 | 0.0001 °C | +3.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0001 °C | +3.1% |
| 1901 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 1902 | 0.0001 °C | +3.3% |
| 1903 | 0.0001 °C | +3.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0001 °C | +3.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0001 °C | +3.4% |
| 1906 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 1907 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 1908 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 1909 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 1910 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0001 °C | +3.6% |
| 1912 | 0.0001 °C | +3.4% |
| 1913 | 0.0001 °C | +3.5% |
| 1914 | 0.0001 °C | +3.7% |
| 1915 | 0.0001 °C | +3.7% |
| 1916 | 0.0001 °C | +3.8% |
| 1917 | 0.0001 °C | +3.8% |
| 1918 | 0.0001 °C | +3.7% |
| 1919 | 0.0001 °C | +3.6% |
| 1920 | 0.0001 °C | +3.9% |
| 1921 | 0.0001 °C | +4.0% |
| 1922 | 0.0001 °C | +3.7% |
| 1923 | 0.0001 °C | +3.9% |
| 1924 | 0.0001 °C | +3.8% |
| 1925 | 0.0001 °C | +4.0% |
| 1926 | 0.0001 °C | +4.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0001 °C | +4.0% |
| 1928 | 0.0001 °C | +4.1% |
| 1929 | 0.0001 °C | +4.0% |
| 1930 | 0.0002 °C | +3.8% |
| 1931 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 1932 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1933 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1934 | 0.0002 °C | +3.2% |
| 1935 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0002 °C | +3.1% |
| 1937 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 1938 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 1939 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 1940 | 0.0002 °C | +3.5% |
| 1941 | 0.0002 °C | +3.7% |
| 1942 | 0.0002 °C | +3.9% |
| 1943 | 0.0002 °C | +4.1% |
| 1944 | 0.0002 °C | +4.1% |
| 1945 | 0.0003 °C | +3.9% |
| 1946 | 0.0003 °C | +3.9% |
| 1947 | 0.0003 °C | +3.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0003 °C | +3.8% |
| 1949 | 0.0003 °C | +3.9% |
| 1950 | 0.0003 °C | +3.1% |
| 1951 | 0.0003 °C | +3.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0003 °C | +3.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0003 °C | +3.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0004 °C | +3.4% |
| 1955 | 0.0004 °C | +3.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0004 °C | +3.4% |
| 1957 | 0.0004 °C | +3.3% |
| 1958 | 0.0004 °C | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0004 °C | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0004 °C | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0004 °C | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0005 °C | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 °C | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 °C | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 °C | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 °C | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 °C | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 °C | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 °C | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 °C | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 °C | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 °C | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 °C | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0007 °C | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 °C | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0007 °C | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0008 °C | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 °C | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0008 °C | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0008 °C | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0009 °C | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 °C | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 °C | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0009 °C | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.001 °C | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.001 °C | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.001 °C | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.001 °C | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 °C | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 °C | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 °C | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 °C | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 °C | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 °C | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 °C | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 °C | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0012 °C | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 °C | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 °C | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0013 °C | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0014 °C | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0014 °C | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0014 °C | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 °C | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0015 °C | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 °C | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 °C | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 °C | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0015 °C | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0016 °C | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0016 °C | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0016 °C | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 °C | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 °C | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 °C | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 °C | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 °C | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 °C | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 °C | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 °C | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 °C | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0017 °C | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0017 °C | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0017 °C | +0.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0017 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 °C, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0017 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 °C, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1852 | +105.2% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | +53.0% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1854 | +35.7% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1855 | +27.0% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0006 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0008 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 °C | 0.0008 °C | 0.0011 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.0013 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 °C | 0.0013 °C | 0.0015 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 °C | 0.0016 °C | 0.0017 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0017 °C | 0.0017 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Zimbabwe?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Zimbabwe was 0.0017 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Zimbabwe ranks 101st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in °C.