Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 59,158 kt in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in United Republic of Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United Republic of Tanzania recorded 59,158 kt for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 59,158 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 50,827 kt, in 2011.
That places United Republic of Tanzania 5th out of 21 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50,835 kt | — |
| 1991 | 50,835 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 50,835 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 50,835 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50,835 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 50,835 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50,835 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 50,835 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 50,835 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50,835 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50,835 kt | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 50,831 kt | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 50,831 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50,831 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50,831 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50,831 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50,831 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50,831 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50,831 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 50,831 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 50,831 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 50,827 kt | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 50,827 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 50,827 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50,827 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50,827 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59,158 kt | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 59,158 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59,158 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59,158 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 59,158 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59,158 kt | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 59,158 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59,158 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59,158 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 59,158 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50,835 kt | 50,835 kt | 50,835 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,831 kt | 50,831 kt | 50,835 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,160 kt | 50,827 kt | 59,158 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,158 kt | 59,158 kt | 59,158 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 2 Peru 127,923 kt compare
- 3 Canada 103,437 kt compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 154,748 kt compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 61,541 kt compare
- 4 Cambodia 70,026 kt compare
- 5 Cameroon 60,845 kt compare
- 6 Colombia 56,313 kt compare
- 7 Italy 53,504 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24,464 kt compare
- 8 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9,878 kt compare
- 8 Myanmar 53,005 kt compare
More climate change data for United Republic of Tanzania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 254.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,636 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 35,195 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,398 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,564 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.68 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in United Republic of Tanzania was 59,158 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 59,158 kt in 2016.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,827 kt in 2011.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 5th out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).