Tanzania vs United Kingdom: Nitrous oxide emissions
Tanzania
26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United Kingdom
28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tanzania rank
24th
United Kingdom rank
22nd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Tanzania
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tanzania, a difference of 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Tanzania ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 201 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 540,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 576,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 719,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 938,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 8.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 9.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 13.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 17.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 21.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 25.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Tanzania or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Tanzania and United Kingdom?
- 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and United Kingdom?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Tanzania and United Kingdom rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Tanzania ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.