Consumption-based carbon intensity in Tanzania
Tanzania: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.1302 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Consumption-based carbon intensity in Tanzania, 1990–2022
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-$.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.1302 kilograms per international-$ for consumption-based carbon intensity in 2022.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in Tanzania peaked at 0.1695 kilograms per international-$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1037 kilograms per international-$, in 1999.
Tanzania ranks 112th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1202 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1037 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1343 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1269 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1104 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1421 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1373 kilograms per international-$ | 0.114 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1695 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1252 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1188 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1302 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
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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 consumption-based carbon intensity in Tanzania?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in Tanzania was 0.1302 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 consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1695 kilograms per international-$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1037 kilograms per international-$ in 1999.
- How does Tanzania rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- Tanzania ranks 112th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).