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
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.
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
- 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 0.292 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.292 tonnes per person (2024)
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.