Tanzania vs United States: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Tanzania
1.7%
in 2024
United States
2.4%
in 2024
Tanzania rank
13th
United States rank
10th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Tanzania
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.4% against 1.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United States ahead.
Tanzania ranks 13th and United States ranks 10th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and United States in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 30.7% | 30.5% | United States |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 29.9% | 29.8% | United States |
| 1870s | -0.0% | 42.1% | 42.1% | United States |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 37.3% | 37.2% | United States |
| 1890s | -0.1% | 34.6% | 34.7% | United States |
| 1900s | -0.2% | 29.9% | 30.1% | United States |
| 1910s | -0.1% | 26.9% | 27.0% | United States |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 21.4% | 21.0% | United States |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 12.3% | 11.7% | United States |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 10.7% | 9.9% | United States |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 4.4% | 3.3% | United States |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 3.9% | 2.4% | United States |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 4.0% | 2.4% | United States |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 4.4% | 3.1% | United States |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 2.9% | 1.9% | United States |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.7% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Tanzania or United States?
- United States, 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 Tanzania and United States?
- 0.7%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and United States?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and United States rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Tanzania ranks 13th and United States ranks 10th 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.