Tanzania vs Tunisia: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Tanzania
39.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
39.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tanzania rank
73rd
Tunisia rank
72nd

Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Tanzania
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 39.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tanzania, a difference of 44,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 73rd and Tunisia ranks 72nd of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 10 and Tunisia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tanzania Tunisia Difference Ahead
1850s 592,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 185,425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 407,487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1860s 642,648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 207,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 434,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1870s 707,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 244,556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 463,146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1880s 787,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 280,014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 507,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1890s 881,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 319,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 561,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1900s 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 368,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 691,404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1910s 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 433,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 939,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1920s 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 525,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1930s 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 714,616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1940s 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tanzania
1950s 3.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 246,703 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1960s 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1970s 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1980s 7.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 17.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1990s 9.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
2000s 15.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
2010s 26.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
2020s 37.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 855,860 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Tanzania or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 39.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 39.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Tanzania and Tunisia?
44,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Tunisia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Tanzania and Tunisia rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Tanzania ranks 73rd and Tunisia ranks 72nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 34,488 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.