Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Per capita methane emissions
Ethiopia
0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
115th
Tanzania rank
114th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Tanzania
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 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 115th and Tanzania ranks 114th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 13 and Tanzania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 0.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 0.7019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 0.7955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 0.8933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 0.9952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 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 per capita methane emissions, 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 per capita methane emissions 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?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 115th and Tanzania ranks 114th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.