Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Tanzania
Tanzania: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.0994 kilograms per international-$
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
151st
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.2216 kilograms per international-$
in 1973
All-time low
0.0659 kilograms per international-$
in 2000
Years of data
73
1950–2022
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Tanzania, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Tanzania stood at 0.0994 kilograms per international-$.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Tanzania peaked at 0.2216 kilograms per international-$ in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0659 kilograms per international-$, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 151st of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 73 years of available data.
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | kilograms per international-$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0929 kilograms per international-$ | — |
| 1951 | 0.074 kilograms per international-$ | -20.3% |
| 1952 | 0.0875 kilograms per international-$ | +18.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0888 kilograms per international-$ | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 0.0838 kilograms per international-$ | -5.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0847 kilograms per international-$ | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 0.0989 kilograms per international-$ | +16.8% |
| 1957 | 0.112 kilograms per international-$ | +13.2% |
| 1958 | 0.1167 kilograms per international-$ | +4.2% |
| 1959 | 0.0953 kilograms per international-$ | -18.3% |
| 1960 | 0.1103 kilograms per international-$ | +15.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0948 kilograms per international-$ | -14.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0945 kilograms per international-$ | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0932 kilograms per international-$ | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1139 kilograms per international-$ | +22.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1235 kilograms per international-$ | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1292 kilograms per international-$ | +4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1594 kilograms per international-$ | +23.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1423 kilograms per international-$ | -10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1518 kilograms per international-$ | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1413 kilograms per international-$ | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 0.189 kilograms per international-$ | +33.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1557 kilograms per international-$ | -17.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2216 kilograms per international-$ | +42.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1568 kilograms per international-$ | -29.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1478 kilograms per international-$ | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1682 kilograms per international-$ | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 0.118 kilograms per international-$ | -29.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1254 kilograms per international-$ | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1164 kilograms per international-$ | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1048 kilograms per international-$ | -10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1192 kilograms per international-$ | +13.8% |
| 1982 | 0.12 kilograms per international-$ | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1232 kilograms per international-$ | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1286 kilograms per international-$ | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1283 kilograms per international-$ | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.121 kilograms per international-$ | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1197 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1103 kilograms per international-$ | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1015 kilograms per international-$ | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0957 kilograms per international-$ | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0975 kilograms per international-$ | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0911 kilograms per international-$ | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0976 kilograms per international-$ | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0795 kilograms per international-$ | -18.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0851 kilograms per international-$ | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0895 kilograms per international-$ | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0738 kilograms per international-$ | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0679 kilograms per international-$ | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0659 kilograms per international-$ | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0716 kilograms per international-$ | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0748 kilograms per international-$ | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0725 kilograms per international-$ | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0755 kilograms per international-$ | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0878 kilograms per international-$ | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0897 kilograms per international-$ | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0783 kilograms per international-$ | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0758 kilograms per international-$ | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.068 kilograms per international-$ | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.077 kilograms per international-$ | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0815 kilograms per international-$ | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0952 kilograms per international-$ | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0967 kilograms per international-$ | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0886 kilograms per international-$ | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.097 kilograms per international-$ | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.096 kilograms per international-$ | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0898 kilograms per international-$ | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0885 kilograms per international-$ | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0941 kilograms per international-$ | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0884 kilograms per international-$ | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0934 kilograms per international-$ | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ | +6.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1835 kilograms per international-$, 54% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.158 kilograms per international-$, 63% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0935 kilograms per international-$ | 0.074 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1167 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0932 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1594 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.154 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1164 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2216 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1177 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1015 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1286 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0866 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0679 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0976 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.076 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0659 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0897 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0904 kilograms per international-$ | 0.077 kilograms per international-$ | 0.097 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0937 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0884 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 148 Guinea-Bissau 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 149 Central African Republic 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 150 Costa Rica 0.0997 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 152 Denmark 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 153 Malta 0.097 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 154 Burundi 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ compare
More climate change data for Tanzania
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.6683 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3295 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.5126 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.6% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3688 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -140.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Tanzania?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Tanzania was 0.0994 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2216 kilograms per international-$ in 1973.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0659 kilograms per international-$ in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Tanzania ranks 151st out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).