Methane emissions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe emitted 12.8 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Zimbabwe, 2024 12.8 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +2.3% 2023: 12.5 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 87th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Zimbabwe over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period ZimbabweWorld
2024 12.8 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 12.5 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 11.7 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 11.5 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 11.2 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 10.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 11.3 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 11.1 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 10.9 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 11.3 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 10.7 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 12.2 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 12.1 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 11.9 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 11.4 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 10.7 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 10.1 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 10.4 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 10.3 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 10.5 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 10.4 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 10.6 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 11.2 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 12.1 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 12.0 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.3% from 12.5 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 10.7 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +19.3%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Zimbabwe has the 87th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Zimbabwe
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database