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

0.050.10.150.2195019862022

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 148 Guinea-Bissau 0.1057 kilograms per international-$ compare
  2. 149 Central African Republic 0.1006 kilograms per international-$ compare
  3. 150 Costa Rica 0.0997 kilograms per international-$ compare
  4. 152 Denmark 0.0972 kilograms per international-$ compare
  5. 154 Burundi 0.0956 kilograms per international-$ compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).