South Africa vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
South Africa
0.8%
in 2024
Tanzania, United Republic of
0.9%
in 2024
South Africa rank
25th
Tanzania, United Republic of rank
23rd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- South Africa
- Tanzania, United Republic of
How they compare
Tanzania, United Republic of currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Tanzania, United Republic of's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
South Africa ranks 25th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 14 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tanzania, United Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1900s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.5% | -0.0% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.5% | -0.0% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.5% | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.4% | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.3% | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Tanzania, United Republic of |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, South Africa or Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Tanzania, United Republic of, at 0.9% against 0.8% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 0.1%, with Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- South Africa ranks 25th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.