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

Ethiopia
8.90 billion tonnes
in 2024
Tanzania
8.18 billion tonnes
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
21st
Tanzania rank
23rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 8.90 billion tonnes against 8.18 billion tonnes in Tanzania, a difference of 721.68 million tonnes.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 15 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1850s 68.75 million tonnes 42.94 million tonnes 25.81 million tonnes Ethiopia
1860s 142.81 million tonnes 70.37 million tonnes 72.45 million tonnes Ethiopia
1870s 201.37 million tonnes 71.33 million tonnes 130.03 million tonnes Ethiopia
1880s 265.45 million tonnes 72.39 million tonnes 193.07 million tonnes Ethiopia
1890s 331.60 million tonnes 64.81 million tonnes 266.80 million tonnes Ethiopia
1900s 444.51 million tonnes -6.68 million tonnes 451.19 million tonnes Ethiopia
1910s 642.21 million tonnes -81.05 million tonnes 723.26 million tonnes Ethiopia
1920s 914.65 million tonnes -18.35 million tonnes 933.00 million tonnes Ethiopia
1930s 1.32 billion tonnes 271.23 million tonnes 1.05 billion tonnes Ethiopia
1940s 1.90 billion tonnes 694.29 million tonnes 1.20 billion tonnes Ethiopia
1950s 2.85 billion tonnes 1.37 billion tonnes 1.48 billion tonnes Ethiopia
1960s 4.02 billion tonnes 2.39 billion tonnes 1.63 billion tonnes Ethiopia
1970s 4.97 billion tonnes 3.42 billion tonnes 1.55 billion tonnes Ethiopia
1980s 5.30 billion tonnes 4.35 billion tonnes 951.63 million tonnes Ethiopia
1990s 5.01 billion tonnes 5.02 billion tonnes 13.51 million tonnes Tanzania
2000s 5.47 billion tonnes 5.93 billion tonnes 451.08 million tonnes Tanzania
2010s 6.88 billion tonnes 7.32 billion tonnes 436.42 million tonnes Tanzania
2020s 8.47 billion tonnes 8.03 billion tonnes 437.19 million tonnes Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Ethiopia or Tanzania?
Ethiopia, at 8.90 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 Ethiopia and Tanzania?
721.68 million tonnes, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Ethiopia ranks 21st 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.