Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Methane emissions, per capita

Ethiopia
0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
114th
Tanzania rank
113th

Methane emissions, per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 114th and Tanzania ranks 113th of 195 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 1.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ethiopia
1970s 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ethiopia
1980s 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ethiopia
1990s 0.9233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tanzania
2000s 0.8893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tanzania
2010s 0.9553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tanzania
2020s 0.9372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Ethiopia or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 114th and Tanzania ranks 113th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Methane emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 12,675 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.