Tanzania vs Zambia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Tanzania
1.7%
in 2024
Zambia
1.4%
in 2024
Tanzania rank
13th
Zambia rank
15th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.7% against 1.4% in Zambia, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 15th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 10 and Zambia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 1870s | -0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 1890s | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 1900s | -0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 1910s | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 0.8% | 0.8% | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.7% | 0.9% | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Tanzania |
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 Zambia?
- Tanzania, at 1.7% against 1.4% in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 0.3%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Tanzania ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 15th 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.