Tanzania vs Zambia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Tanzania
79.02 million tonnes
in 2024
Zambia
62.59 million tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania rank
13th
Zambia rank
15th

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 79.02 million tonnes against 62.59 million tonnes in Zambia, a difference of 16.43 million tonnes.

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 6.20 million tonnes 11.71 million tonnes 5.50 million tonnes Zambia
1860s 1.15 million tonnes 9.74 million tonnes 8.59 million tonnes Zambia
1870s -578,711 tonnes 9.45 million tonnes 10.03 million tonnes Zambia
1880s 1.28 million tonnes 11.61 million tonnes 10.33 million tonnes Zambia
1890s -4.24 million tonnes 10.03 million tonnes 14.27 million tonnes Zambia
1900s -8.19 million tonnes 7.11 million tonnes 15.30 million tonnes Zambia
1910s -6.31 million tonnes 5.37 million tonnes 11.68 million tonnes Zambia
1920s 19.82 million tonnes 23.37 million tonnes 3.55 million tonnes Zambia
1930s 33.94 million tonnes 33.34 million tonnes 603,490 tonnes Tanzania
1940s 49.96 million tonnes 48.68 million tonnes 1.28 million tonnes Tanzania
1950s 84.83 million tonnes 60.40 million tonnes 24.42 million tonnes Tanzania
1960s 107.12 million tonnes 54.82 million tonnes 52.30 million tonnes Tanzania
1970s 100.88 million tonnes 45.00 million tonnes 55.88 million tonnes Tanzania
1980s 84.32 million tonnes 42.66 million tonnes 41.66 million tonnes Tanzania
1990s 63.38 million tonnes 54.40 million tonnes 8.98 million tonnes Tanzania
2000s 127.05 million tonnes 87.06 million tonnes 40.00 million tonnes Tanzania
2010s 121.65 million tonnes 94.01 million tonnes 27.64 million tonnes Tanzania
2020s 71.25 million tonnes 65.37 million tonnes 5.88 million tonnes Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Tanzania or Zambia?
Tanzania, at 79.02 million tonnes against 62.59 million tonnes in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Tanzania and Zambia?
16.43 million tonnes, 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 annual 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 Annual 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.