Co2 land use per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Co2 land use per capita was 1.15 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.15
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
47th
of 194 countries
All-time high
17.64
in 1962
All-time low
-1.75
in 1909
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Co2 land use per capita in Tanzania, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, co2 land use per capita in Tanzania stood at 1.15.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and down 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 land use per capita in Tanzania peaked at 17.64 in 1962 and was at its lowest, -1.75, in 1909.
That places Tanzania 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 land use per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.54 | — |
| 1851 | 1.84 | -27.6% |
| 1852 | 1.44 | -22.0% |
| 1853 | 1.19 | -17.4% |
| 1854 | 1.01 | -15.2% |
| 1855 | 0.9165 | -8.9% |
| 1856 | 0.7774 | -15.2% |
| 1857 | 0.6573 | -15.5% |
| 1858 | 0.5713 | -13.1% |
| 1859 | 0.4865 | -14.8% |
| 1860 | 0.4735 | -2.7% |
| 1861 | 0.3748 | -20.9% |
| 1862 | 0.3084 | -17.7% |
| 1863 | 0.2648 | -14.2% |
| 1864 | 0.2097 | -20.8% |
| 1865 | 0.1645 | -21.6% |
| 1866 | 0.1387 | -15.7% |
| 1867 | 0.093 | -33.0% |
| 1868 | 0.0576 | -38.0% |
| 1869 | 0.0405 | -29.6% |
| 1870 | 0.0294 | -27.4% |
| 1871 | -0.0274 | -193.2% |
| 1872 | -0.055 | +100.6% |
| 1873 | -0.084 | +52.6% |
| 1874 | -0.112 | +33.3% |
| 1875 | -0.1352 | +20.7% |
| 1876 | -0.1552 | +14.8% |
| 1877 | -0.163 | +5.0% |
| 1878 | -0.1834 | +12.5% |
| 1879 | -0.2045 | +11.5% |
| 1880 | -0.049 | -76.0% |
| 1881 | 0.0428 | -187.3% |
| 1882 | 0.1199 | +180.0% |
| 1883 | 0.1954 | +62.9% |
| 1884 | 0.2387 | +22.2% |
| 1885 | 0.2915 | +22.2% |
| 1886 | 0.3348 | +14.8% |
| 1887 | 0.3705 | +10.7% |
| 1888 | 0.4183 | +12.9% |
| 1889 | 0.429 | +2.6% |
| 1890 | 0.1011 | -76.4% |
| 1891 | -0.1623 | -260.5% |
| 1892 | -0.3917 | +141.4% |
| 1893 | -0.5999 | +53.1% |
| 1894 | -0.7918 | +32.0% |
| 1895 | -0.9699 | +22.5% |
| 1896 | -1.14 | +17.3% |
| 1897 | -1.3 | +13.9% |
| 1898 | -1.45 | +11.6% |
| 1899 | -1.59 | +9.8% |
| 1900 | -1.62 | +1.8% |
| 1901 | -1.63 | +1.0% |
| 1902 | -1.65 | +0.8% |
| 1903 | -1.66 | +0.7% |
| 1904 | -1.67 | +0.8% |
| 1905 | -1.68 | +0.8% |
| 1906 | -1.7 | +0.9% |
| 1907 | -1.72 | +1.0% |
| 1908 | -1.73 | +1.0% |
| 1909 | -1.75 | +0.8% |
| 1910 | -1.65 | -5.7% |
| 1911 | -1.56 | -5.3% |
| 1912 | -1.48 | -5.2% |
| 1913 | -1.4 | -5.2% |
| 1914 | -1.33 | -5.0% |
| 1915 | -1.27 | -4.7% |
| 1916 | -1.21 | -4.5% |
| 1917 | -1.16 | -4.2% |
| 1918 | -1.11 | -4.1% |
| 1919 | -1.07 | -4.2% |
| 1920 | 1.05 | -198.2% |
| 1921 | 2.23 | +112.9% |
| 1922 | 3.02 | +35.4% |
| 1923 | 3.59 | +18.9% |
| 1924 | 4.03 | +12.2% |
| 1925 | 4.38 | +8.7% |
| 1926 | 4.69 | +7.0% |
| 1927 | 4.94 | +5.3% |
| 1928 | 5.14 | +4.1% |
| 1929 | 5.29 | +2.9% |
| 1930 | 5.47 | +3.4% |
| 1931 | 5.51 | +0.8% |
| 1932 | 5.58 | +1.3% |
| 1933 | 5.75 | +3.0% |
| 1934 | 5.75 | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 5.79 | +0.6% |
| 1936 | 5.94 | +2.6% |
| 1937 | 5.91 | -0.4% |
| 1938 | 5.98 | +1.1% |
| 1939 | 5.94 | -0.6% |
| 1940 | 6.66 | +12.2% |
| 1941 | 6.94 | +4.1% |
| 1942 | 7.06 | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 7.31 | +3.5% |
| 1944 | 7.4 | +1.3% |
| 1945 | 7.4 | -0.0% |
| 1946 | 7.51 | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 7.37 | -1.9% |
| 1948 | 7.38 | +0.2% |
| 1949 | 7.37 | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 8.62 | +16.9% |
| 1951 | 9.13 | +5.9% |
| 1952 | 9.4 | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 9.93 | +5.6% |
| 1954 | 10.15 | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 10.37 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 10.32 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 10.24 | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 10.34 | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 10.14 | -1.9% |
| 1960 | 10.46 | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 7.98 | -23.7% |
| 1962 | 17.64 | +121.0% |
| 1963 | 13.21 | -25.1% |
| 1964 | 9.65 | -27.0% |
| 1965 | 7.29 | -24.4% |
| 1966 | 6.07 | -16.7% |
| 1967 | 5.3 | -12.7% |
| 1968 | 4.82 | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 13.07 | +171.3% |
| 1970 | 12.62 | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 8.52 | -32.5% |
| 1972 | 6.22 | -27.0% |
| 1973 | 5.02 | -19.3% |
| 1974 | 4.25 | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 3.58 | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 3.13 | -12.4% |
| 1977 | 9.2 | +193.7% |
| 1978 | 7.24 | -21.3% |
| 1979 | 4.74 | -34.5% |
| 1980 | 5.31 | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 3.86 | -27.3% |
| 1982 | 3.11 | -19.4% |
| 1983 | 2.57 | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 7.3 | +183.4% |
| 1985 | 5.77 | -21.0% |
| 1986 | 3.66 | -36.5% |
| 1987 | 2.86 | -22.0% |
| 1988 | 2.32 | -18.8% |
| 1989 | 1.87 | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 1.98 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 1.6 | -19.6% |
| 1992 | 2.08 | +30.4% |
| 1993 | 2.09 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 2.13 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.33 | +9.5% |
| 1996 | 2.12 | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 2.13 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2.66 | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 2.11 | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 1.9 | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 1.73 | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 2.09 | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 3.03 | +44.8% |
| 2004 | 3.52 | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 3.82 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 4.65 | +21.9% |
| 2007 | 4.43 | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 3.49 | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 3.52 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.89 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 2.95 | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 2.67 | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 2.29 | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.15 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 2.02 | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 2.05 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.89 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.76 | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 1.27 | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9666 | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 1.05 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 1.15 | +8.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182, 3.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.15 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 land use per capita 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 | -260.5% | 0.1011 | -0.1623 |
| 1920 | +198.2% | -1.07 | 1.05 |
| 1977 | +193.7% | 3.13 | 9.2 |
| 1871 | -193.2% | 0.0294 | -0.0274 |
| 1881 | +187.3% | -0.049 | 0.0428 |
| 1984 | +183.4% | 2.57 | 7.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.14 | 0.4865 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2125 | 0.0405 | 0.4735 | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.109 | -0.2045 | 0.0294 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2392 | -0.049 | 0.429 | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.8284 | -1.59 | 0.1011 | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.68 | -1.75 | -1.62 | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.32 | -1.65 | -1.07 | 10 |
| 1920s | 3.84 | 1.05 | 5.29 | 10 |
| 1930s | 5.76 | 5.47 | 5.98 | 10 |
| 1940s | 7.24 | 6.66 | 7.51 | 10 |
| 1950s | 9.86 | 8.62 | 10.37 | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.55 | 4.82 | 17.64 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.45 | 3.13 | 12.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.86 | 1.87 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.12 | 1.6 | 2.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.22 | 1.73 | 4.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 | 1.76 | 3.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 | 0.9666 | 1.27 | 5 |
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More climate change data for Tanzania
- Share co2 vs population 2.58 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -0.6652 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Urban population 36.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 land use per capita in Tanzania?
- Co2 land use per capita in Tanzania was 1.15 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 land use per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.64 in 1962.
- What is the lowest co2 land use per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.75 in 1909.
- How does Tanzania rank for co2 land use per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 47th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co2 land use per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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