Share of deforestation that is exported in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of deforestation that is exported was 7.1% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Share of deforestation that is exported in Zimbabwe, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, share of deforestation that is exported in Zimbabwe stood at 7.1%.
That represents a change of up 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is exported in Zimbabwe peaked at 12.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places Zimbabwe 59th out of 117 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 4.0% | 12.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 30.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9067 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0156 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is exported in Zimbabwe?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Zimbabwe was 7.1% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Zimbabwe ranks 59th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is exported rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.