Kazakhstan vs Tanzania: Methane emissions
Kazakhstan
54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tanzania
61.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
31st
Tanzania rank
28th
Methane emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 61.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kazakhstan, a difference of 7.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 31st and Tanzania ranks 28th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 14 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 2.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 621,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 3.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 4.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 6.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 9.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 10.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 19.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 25.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 38.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 54.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 64.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 63.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 50.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 41.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 36.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 50.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 53.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Kazakhstan or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 61.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 54.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Kazakhstan and Tanzania?
- 7.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Tanzania rank globally for methane emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 31st and Tanzania ranks 28th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.