Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Per capita methane emissions

Ethiopia
0.9012
in 2024
Tanzania
0.9041
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
115th
Tanzania rank
114th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Tanzania
0.50.7511.21.51.8185019372024

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 0.9041 against 0.9012 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0029.

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 0.6014 0.0814 Tanzania
1860s 0.61 0.6224 0.0124 Tanzania
1870s 0.7019 0.6506 0.0513 Ethiopia
1880s 0.7955 0.6728 0.1227 Ethiopia
1890s 0.8933 0.7192 0.1742 Ethiopia
1900s 0.9952 0.8112 0.184 Ethiopia
1910s 1.1 0.957 0.1409 Ethiopia
1920s 1.19 1.07 0.1224 Ethiopia
1930s 1.3 1.13 0.1662 Ethiopia
1940s 1.48 1.28 0.2046 Ethiopia
1950s 1.64 1.39 0.2497 Ethiopia
1960s 1.62 1.34 0.2808 Ethiopia
1970s 1.33 1.16 0.1783 Ethiopia
1980s 1.13 0.9786 0.1541 Ethiopia
1990s 0.9233 0.9331 0.0098 Tanzania
2000s 0.8893 0.9516 0.0622 Tanzania
2010s 0.9553 0.9629 0.0076 Tanzania
2020s 0.9372 0.919 0.0182 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 against 0.9012 in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
0.0029, 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?
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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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed