Sudan vs Tanzania: Share of global methane emissions
Sudan
0.8%
in 2024
Tanzania
0.7%
in 2024
Sudan rank
25th
Tanzania rank
28th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Sudan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Tanzania, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.
Sudan ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 28th of 201 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Sudan or Tanzania?
- Sudan, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Sudan and Tanzania?
- 0.1%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sudan and Tanzania rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Sudan ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 28th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.