Carbon intensity of energy in Tanzania
Tanzania: Carbon intensity of energy was 252.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity of energy in Tanzania, 1980–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 252.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour for carbon intensity of energy in 2024.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity of energy in Tanzania peaked at 280.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2017 and was at its lowest, 164.73 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, in 1990.
Tanzania ranks 44th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 208.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 186.82 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 241.92 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 200.55 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 164.73 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 252.26 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 204.44 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 187.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 217.43 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 249.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 216.58 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 280.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 263.95 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 252.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 278.39 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 41 Saint Helena 257.21 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 254.84 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 43 Algeria 253.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 45 Australia 250.79 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 46 Cambodia 249.72 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
- 47 Kuwait 248.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour compare
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 carbon intensity of energy in Tanzania?
- Carbon intensity of energy in Tanzania was 252.8 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 280.22 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 2017.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity of energy recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 164.73 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for carbon intensity of energy?
- Tanzania ranks 44th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity of energy rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity of energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.