Consumption based carbon intensity in Tanzania
Tanzania: Consumption based carbon intensity was 0.1302 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.1302
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
112th
of 119 countries
All-time high
0.1695
in 2013
All-time low
0.1037
in 1999
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Consumption based carbon intensity in Tanzania, 1990–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.1302 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 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1037, 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.
Consumption based carbon intensity in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.131 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1343 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1277 | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1305 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1151 | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 0.119 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1137 | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1192 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1076 | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1037 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1281 | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.135 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1316 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.118 | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1183 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1377 | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1266 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1209 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1421 | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1104 | -22.3% |
| 2010 | 0.114 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1298 | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1368 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1695 | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1576 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1571 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1368 | -12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.122 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1253 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1235 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1188 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1266 | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1302 | +2.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.1302 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2262, 58% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.1302 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1814, 72% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1202 | 0.1037 | 0.1343 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1269 | 0.1104 | 0.1421 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1373 | 0.114 | 0.1695 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1252 | 0.1188 | 0.1302 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 consumption based carbon intensity in Tanzania?
- Consumption based carbon intensity in Tanzania was 0.1302 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1695 in 2013.
- What is the lowest consumption based carbon intensity recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1037 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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