Australia vs Tanzania: Annual CO₂ emissions from cement
Australia
2.73 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
2.94 million tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
50th
Tanzania rank
48th
Annual CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Australia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.94 million tonnes against 2.73 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 211,240 tonnes.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 50th and Tanzania ranks 48th of 211 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 934,742 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 934,742 tonnes | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.72 million tonnes | 25,780 tonnes | 1.70 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.46 million tonnes | 120,323 tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1980s | 2.87 million tonnes | 154,825 tonnes | 2.71 million tonnes | Australia |
| 1990s | 3.28 million tonnes | 245,644 tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.70 million tonnes | 522,739 tonnes | 3.18 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.20 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 1.85 million tonnes | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.80 million tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | 24,860 tonnes | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from cement, Australia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.94 million tonnes against 2.73 million tonnes in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from cement between Australia and Tanzania?
- 211,240 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Tanzania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Tanzania rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from cement?
- Australia ranks 50th and Tanzania ranks 48th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes.