Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
88th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1950
All-time low
0.269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1870.
That places Zimbabwe 88th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.2828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1852 | 0.2863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1853 | 0.288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1854 | 0.2895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1855 | 0.2905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1856 | 0.2912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1857 | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.2911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.2902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1861 | 0.2868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1862 | 0.2848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1863 | 0.2828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1864 | 0.2807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1865 | 0.2787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1866 | 0.2766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.2746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1868 | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.2708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1870 | 0.269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1871 | 0.2701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.2761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1873 | 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1874 | 0.2975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1875 | 0.3105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1876 | 0.3236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1877 | 0.3356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1878 | 0.3456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1879 | 0.3525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1880 | 0.3555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 0.3557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1882 | 0.3554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.3547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1885 | 0.3523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.3509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1887 | 0.3494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1888 | 0.3481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 0.347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1890 | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.6% |
| 1891 | 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.3601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1894 | 0.3605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.3611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1896 | 0.3617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 0.3625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.3633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1899 | 0.3637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.3637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1902 | 0.3623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1905 | 0.3588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1906 | 0.3579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 0.3573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 0.3569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1909 | 0.3569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.3573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1912 | 0.3656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1913 | 0.3739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1914 | 0.384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1915 | 0.3953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1916 | 0.407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.0% |
| 1917 | 0.4186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1918 | 0.4297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1919 | 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1920 | 0.4464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1921 | 0.4531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1922 | 0.4607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1923 | 0.4682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1924 | 0.4755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 0.4818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1926 | 0.4865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1927 | 0.4891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1928 | 0.4891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.4794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1931 | 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1932 | 0.4582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1933 | 0.4455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1934 | 0.4321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1935 | 0.4188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1936 | 0.406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1937 | 0.3942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1938 | 0.384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1939 | 0.3758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1940 | 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1941 | 0.3936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 1942 | 0.4634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.7% |
| 1943 | 0.5653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.0% |
| 1944 | 0.6861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.4% |
| 1945 | 0.8137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.6% |
| 1946 | 0.9366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.1% |
| 1947 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.5% |
| 1948 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1949 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1950 | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 1952 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1953 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.5% |
| 1954 | 0.9295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1955 | 0.8543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 1956 | 0.7829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 1957 | 0.7189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 1958 | 0.6658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1959 | 0.6263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1960 | 0.6031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.7% |
| 1961 | 0.7295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.0% |
| 1962 | 0.7121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.7021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.6964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.7513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 0.8639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 0.7835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.3% |
| 1972 | 0.7724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.7647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.7742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.6437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 0.6063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.5253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 0.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.7573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6903 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 85 Cook Islands 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 86 Somalia 0.3235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 87 Belize 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 89 South Africa 0.3171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 90 Mexico 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 91 Vietnam 0.3001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Zimbabwe was 0.3176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1870.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Zimbabwe ranks 88th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.