Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 1.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.7%
Change on year
up 15.0%
World rank
13th
of 197 countries
All-time high
3.3%
in 2007
All-time low
-0.2%
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Tanzania, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Tanzania is 1.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Tanzania peaked at 3.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1900.
That places Tanzania 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5% | — |
| 1851 | 0.4% | -29.9% |
| 1852 | 0.3% | -24.3% |
| 1853 | 0.2% | -18.0% |
| 1854 | 0.2% | -16.4% |
| 1855 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 1856 | 0.1% | -15.7% |
| 1857 | 0.1% | -16.9% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | -13.8% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -16.1% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +5.9% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | -17.2% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | -15.5% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -13.3% |
| 1864 | 0.0% | -21.6% |
| 1865 | 0.0% | -19.3% |
| 1866 | 0.0% | -16.2% |
| 1867 | 0.0% | -31.8% |
| 1868 | 0.0% | -37.8% |
| 1869 | 0.0% | -29.5% |
| 1870 | 0.0% | -36.3% |
| 1871 | -0.0% | -190.5% |
| 1872 | -0.0% | +90.2% |
| 1873 | -0.0% | +50.0% |
| 1874 | -0.0% | +29.1% |
| 1875 | -0.0% | +19.8% |
| 1876 | -0.0% | +12.8% |
| 1877 | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1878 | -0.0% | +10.6% |
| 1879 | -0.0% | +9.7% |
| 1880 | -0.0% | -76.2% |
| 1881 | 0.0% | -187.9% |
| 1882 | 0.0% | +174.3% |
| 1883 | 0.0% | +60.6% |
| 1884 | 0.0% | +22.2% |
| 1885 | 0.0% | +22.2% |
| 1886 | 0.0% | +15.2% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +13.4% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | +1.6% |
| 1890 | 0.0% | -78.1% |
| 1891 | -0.0% | -256.4% |
| 1892 | -0.0% | +141.3% |
| 1893 | -0.1% | +50.6% |
| 1894 | -0.1% | +28.3% |
| 1895 | -0.1% | +21.9% |
| 1896 | -0.1% | +15.9% |
| 1897 | -0.2% | +11.2% |
| 1898 | -0.2% | +10.3% |
| 1899 | -0.2% | +8.2% |
| 1900 | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| 1901 | -0.2% | -2.3% |
| 1902 | -0.2% | -0.7% |
| 1903 | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1904 | -0.2% | -1.9% |
| 1905 | -0.2% | -0.2% |
| 1906 | -0.2% | -0.9% |
| 1907 | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| 1908 | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| 1909 | -0.2% | -1.1% |
| 1910 | -0.2% | -2.0% |
| 1911 | -0.2% | -4.9% |
| 1912 | -0.2% | -3.3% |
| 1913 | -0.1% | -4.2% |
| 1914 | -0.1% | -5.2% |
| 1915 | -0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1916 | -0.1% | -4.3% |
| 1917 | -0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1918 | -0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1919 | -0.1% | -3.2% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | -190.7% |
| 1921 | 0.2% | +105.8% |
| 1922 | 0.3% | +35.1% |
| 1923 | 0.3% | +18.1% |
| 1924 | 0.4% | +15.1% |
| 1925 | 0.4% | +7.5% |
| 1926 | 0.5% | +8.3% |
| 1927 | 0.5% | +6.8% |
| 1928 | 0.5% | +4.6% |
| 1929 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 1930 | 0.6% | +3.8% |
| 1931 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 1932 | 0.6% | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 0.6% | +5.3% |
| 1934 | 0.6% | +0.5% |
| 1935 | 0.6% | +3.1% |
| 1936 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 0.6% | +1.3% |
| 1938 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 1939 | 0.7% | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 0.7% | +11.8% |
| 1941 | 0.8% | +3.2% |
| 1942 | 0.8% | +3.3% |
| 1943 | 0.8% | +5.5% |
| 1944 | 0.9% | +4.3% |
| 1945 | 0.9% | +1.1% |
| 1946 | 0.9% | +3.9% |
| 1947 | 0.9% | +0.8% |
| 1948 | 0.9% | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 1.0% | +2.7% |
| 1950 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
| 1951 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.0% | +4.8% |
| 1953 | 1.1% | +6.4% |
| 1954 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 1955 | 1.1% | +2.4% |
| 1956 | 1.1% | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 1.1% | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 1.2% | +4.6% |
| 1959 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 1960 | 1.4% | +21.2% |
| 1961 | 1.1% | -21.7% |
| 1962 | 2.6% | +143.2% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -20.8% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | -21.4% |
| 1965 | 1.3% | -18.7% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 1.0% | -14.8% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 2.5% | +155.8% |
| 1970 | 2.5% | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 1.9% | -23.8% |
| 1972 | 1.4% | -27.9% |
| 1973 | 1.2% | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 0.9% | -10.1% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | +178.8% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | -17.8% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -24.1% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | -23.0% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -12.4% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | -18.9% |
| 1984 | 2.5% | +166.2% |
| 1985 | 1.9% | -22.7% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | -35.9% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -13.9% |
| 1988 | 0.9% | -11.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | -14.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | +28.1% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +20.1% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +51.4% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | -15.6% |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +35.4% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +17.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +15.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 12.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 10.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | -256.4% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1871 | -190.5% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1920 | +190.7% | -0.1% | 0.1% |
| 1881 | +187.9% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1977 | +178.8% | 0.9% | 2.4% |
| 1882 | +174.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.2% | -0.2% | -0.2% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Tanzania?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Tanzania was 1.7% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1900.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Tanzania ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.