Canada vs Tanzania: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Canada
2.4%
in 2024
Tanzania
1.7%
in 2024
Canada rank
11th
Tanzania rank
13th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Canada
- Tanzania
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.4% against 1.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 197 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.9% | 0.2% | 2.7% | Canada |
| 1860s | 4.6% | 0.0% | 4.5% | Canada |
| 1870s | 3.8% | -0.0% | 3.8% | Canada |
| 1880s | 3.7% | 0.0% | 3.7% | Canada |
| 1890s | 3.0% | -0.1% | 3.1% | Canada |
| 1900s | 5.3% | -0.2% | 5.5% | Canada |
| 1910s | 7.6% | -0.1% | 7.7% | Canada |
| 1920s | 6.5% | 0.4% | 6.1% | Canada |
| 1930s | 5.6% | 0.6% | 5.0% | Canada |
| 1940s | 4.6% | 0.9% | 3.8% | Canada |
| 1950s | 5.3% | 1.1% | 4.2% | Canada |
| 1960s | 5.1% | 1.6% | 3.6% | Canada |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 1.6% | 2.5% | Canada |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 1.3% | 2.8% | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 1.0% | 2.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1.4% | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.3% | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 1.1% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Canada or Tanzania?
- Canada, at 2.4% against 1.7% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Canada and Tanzania?
- 0.7%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Tanzania rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Canada ranks 11th and Tanzania ranks 13th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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 land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.