CO₂ emissions per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: CO₂ emissions per capita was 0.292 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
CO₂ emissions per capita in Tanzania, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.292 tonnes per person for co₂ emissions per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.3049 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0572 tonnes per person, in 1951.
Tanzania ranks 189th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0698 tonnes per person | 0.0572 tonnes per person | 0.0857 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1023 tonnes per person | 0.0691 tonnes per person | 0.1441 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1473 tonnes per person | 0.1109 tonnes per person | 0.212 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0998 tonnes per person | 0.085 tonnes per person | 0.1078 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0802 tonnes per person | 0.0701 tonnes per person | 0.0894 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1162 tonnes per person | 0.0751 tonnes per person | 0.1458 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2273 tonnes per person | 0.1607 tonnes per person | 0.2736 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2889 tonnes per person | 0.2616 tonnes per person | 0.3049 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Tanzania
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.6% (2100)
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Population, total 70.55 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Urban population 26.02 million (2025)
- Urban population 36.9% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.292 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 344.85 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.292 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita in Tanzania?
- Co₂ emissions per capita in Tanzania was 0.292 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3049 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0572 tonnes per person in 1951.
- How does Tanzania rank for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 189th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.