Tanzania vs Tunisia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Tanzania
19.61 million tonnes
in 2024
Tunisia
14.60 million tonnes
in 2012
Tanzania rank
106th
Tunisia rank
108th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M191619702024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 19.61 million tonnes against 14.60 million tonnes in Tunisia, a difference of 5.01 million tonnes.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.3 times Tunisia's.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Tanzania ranks 106th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 179 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 645,234 tonnes 2.66 million tonnes 2.01 million tonnes Tunisia
1960s 866,961 tonnes 4.19 million tonnes 3.33 million tonnes Tunisia
1970s 955,231 tonnes 7.06 million tonnes 6.10 million tonnes Tunisia
1980s 1.03 million tonnes 9.88 million tonnes 8.85 million tonnes Tunisia
1990s 1.56 million tonnes 12.54 million tonnes 10.98 million tonnes Tunisia
2000s 2.68 million tonnes 14.28 million tonnes 11.61 million tonnes Tunisia
2010s 4.47 million tonnes 14.58 million tonnes 10.11 million tonnes Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Tanzania or Tunisia?
Tanzania, at 19.61 million tonnes against 14.60 million tonnes in Tunisia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Tanzania and Tunisia?
5.01 million tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Tunisia?
57 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2012.
How do Tanzania and Tunisia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
Tanzania ranks 106th and Tunisia ranks 108th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
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
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.