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Carbon intensity of the economy — Zimbabwe

Carbon intensity of the economy in Zimbabwe in 2022 — 0.472 kg/$. Ranked 151 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has fallen by 52.7%.

2022 0.472 kg/$ +15.97% vs 2021
World rank 151of 164
Period maximum 1.27 kg/$1955
Period minimum 0.366 kg/$2020

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Zimbabwe, 1950–202200.511.519501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.998 kg/$1952: 1.109 kg/$1954: 1.161 kg/$1956: 1.211 kg/$1958: 1.028 kg/$1960: 0.991 kg/$1962: 0.763 kg/$1964: 0.648 kg/$1966: 0.811 kg/$1968: 0.775 kg/$1970: 0.724 kg/$1972: 0.618 kg/$1974: 0.644 kg/$1976: 0.772 kg/$1978: 0.698 kg/$1980: 0.65 kg/$1982: 0.513 kg/$1984: 0.58 kg/$1986: 0.699 kg/$1988: 0.793 kg/$1990: 0.708 kg/$1992: 0.79 kg/$1994: 0.741 kg/$1996: 0.57 kg/$1998: 0.505 kg/$2000: 0.516 kg/$2002: 0.478 kg/$2004: 0.476 kg/$2006: 0.574 kg/$2008: 0.513 kg/$2010: 0.489 kg/$2012: 0.493 kg/$2014: 0.502 kg/$2016: 0.435 kg/$2018: 0.418 kg/$2020: 0.366 kg/$2022: 0.472 kg/$
Change over the period: −0.526 (−52.71%) Average annual rate: -1.03 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 0.472 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Eastern Africa computed 0.122 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.472 +0.065 +15.97%
2021 0.407 +0.041 +11.2%
2020 0.366 −0.042 −10.29%
2019 0.408 −0.01 −2.39%
2018 0.418 +0.034 +8.85%
2017 0.384 −0.051 −11.72%
2016 0.435 −0.061 −12.3%
2015 0.496 −0.006 −1.2%
2014 0.502 +0 +0%
2013 0.502 +0.009 +1.83%
2012 0.493 −0.037 −6.98%
2011 0.53 +0.041 +8.38%
2010 0.489 −0.018 −3.55%
2009 0.507 −0.006 −1.17%
2008 0.513 −0.04 −7.23%
2007 0.553 −0.021 −3.66%
2006 0.574 −0.006 −1.03%
2005 0.58 +0.104 +21.85%
2004 0.476 −0.03 −5.93%
2003 0.506 +0.028 +5.86%
2002 0.478 +0.011 +2.36%
2001 0.467 −0.049 −9.5%
2000 0.516 −0.049 −8.67%
1999 0.565 +0.06 +11.88%
1998 0.505 −0.01 −1.94%
1997 0.515 −0.055 −9.65%
1996 0.57 −0.067 −10.52%
1995 0.637 −0.104 −14.04%
1994 0.741 −0.008 −1.07%
1993 0.749 −0.041 −5.19%
1992 0.79 +0.122 +18.26%
1991 0.668 −0.04 −5.65%
1990 0.708 −0.041 −5.47%
1989 0.749 −0.044 −5.55%
1988 0.793 −0.028 −3.41%
1987 0.821 +0.122 +17.45%
1986 0.699 +0.138 +24.6%
1985 0.561 −0.019 −3.28%
1984 0.58 −0.02 −3.33%
1983 0.6 +0.087 +16.96%
1982 0.513 −0.051 −9.04%
1981 0.564 −0.086 −13.23%
1980 0.65 −0.06 −8.45%
1979 0.71 +0.012 +1.72%
1978 0.698 −0.02 −2.79%
1977 0.718 −0.054 −6.99%
1976 0.772 +0.186 +31.74%
1975 0.586 −0.058 −9.01%
1974 0.644 −0.033 −4.87%
1973 0.677 +0.059 +9.55%
1972 0.618 −0.094 −13.2%
1971 0.712 −0.012 −1.66%
1970 0.724 −0.004 −0.55%
1969 0.728 −0.047 −6.06%
1968 0.775 +0.12 +18.32%
1967 0.655 −0.156 −19.24%
1966 0.811 +0.102 +14.39%
1965 0.709 +0.061 +9.41%
1964 0.648 −0.094 −12.67%
1963 0.742 −0.021 −2.75%
1962 0.763 −0.039 −4.86%
1961 0.802 −0.189 −19.07%
1960 0.991 −0.097 −8.92%
1959 1.088 +0.06 +5.84%
1958 1.028 −0.137 −11.76%
1957 1.165 −0.046 −3.8%
1956 1.211 −0.059 −4.65%
1955 1.27 +0.109 +9.39%
1954 1.161 +0.049 +4.41%
1953 1.112 +0.003 +0.27%
1952 1.109 +0.077 +7.46%
1951 1.032 +0.034 +3.41%
1950 0.998 — —

Eastern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

UG Uganda 0.06 ET Ethiopia 0.063 MW Malawi 0.068 RW Rwanda 0.069 BI Burundi 0.096 TZ Tanzania 0.099 KE Kenya 0.108 MG Madagascar 0.109 MU Mauritius 0.16 ZM Zambia 0.16 DJ Djibouti 0.162 SC Seychelles 0.206 MZ Mozambique 0.296 KM Comoros 0.316 ZW Zimbabwe 0.472
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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