Bolivia vs Tanzania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Bolivia
8.38 billion tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
8.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Bolivia rank
22nd
Tanzania rank
23rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Bolivia
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 8.38 billion tonnes against 8.18 billion tonnes in Tanzania, a difference of 204.42 million tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 22nd and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1850s 224.68 million tonnes 42.94 million tonnes 181.74 million tonnes Bolivia
1860s 529.39 million tonnes 70.37 million tonnes 459.03 million tonnes Bolivia
1870s 475.07 million tonnes 71.33 million tonnes 403.74 million tonnes Bolivia
1880s 514.95 million tonnes 72.39 million tonnes 442.56 million tonnes Bolivia
1890s 856.09 million tonnes 64.81 million tonnes 791.29 million tonnes Bolivia
1900s 1.20 billion tonnes -6.68 million tonnes 1.21 billion tonnes Bolivia
1910s 1.54 billion tonnes -81.05 million tonnes 1.63 billion tonnes Bolivia
1920s 2.03 billion tonnes -18.35 million tonnes 2.05 billion tonnes Bolivia
1930s 2.54 billion tonnes 271.23 million tonnes 2.27 billion tonnes Bolivia
1940s 2.97 billion tonnes 694.29 million tonnes 2.28 billion tonnes Bolivia
1950s 3.28 billion tonnes 1.37 billion tonnes 1.91 billion tonnes Bolivia
1960s 3.63 billion tonnes 2.39 billion tonnes 1.24 billion tonnes Bolivia
1970s 3.96 billion tonnes 3.42 billion tonnes 537.17 million tonnes Bolivia
1980s 4.40 billion tonnes 4.35 billion tonnes 47.41 million tonnes Bolivia
1990s 5.07 billion tonnes 5.02 billion tonnes 48.32 million tonnes Bolivia
2000s 6.51 billion tonnes 5.93 billion tonnes 587.78 million tonnes Bolivia
2010s 7.55 billion tonnes 7.32 billion tonnes 228.81 million tonnes Bolivia
2020s 8.17 billion tonnes 8.03 billion tonnes 140.05 million tonnes Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Bolivia or Tanzania?
Bolivia, at 8.38 billion tonnes against 8.18 billion tonnes in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Bolivia and Tanzania?
204.42 million tonnes, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Tanzania?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bolivia and Tanzania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Bolivia ranks 22nd and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 197 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 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
Cumulative 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

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