Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Tanzania
Tanzania: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 0.3871 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3871 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
113th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.404 tonnes per person
in 2013
All-time low
0.1015 tonnes per person
in 1994
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Tanzania, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Tanzania stood at 0.3871 tonnes per person.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Tanzania peaked at 0.404 tonnes per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1015 tonnes per person, in 1994.
That places Tanzania 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1107 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.116 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1112 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1145 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1015 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1081 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1091 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1192 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1116 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1128 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1458 tonnes per person | +29.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1629 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1697 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1617 tonnes per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1735 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2145 tonnes per person | +23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2058 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2128 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2636 tonnes per person | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2161 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2379 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2921 tonnes per person | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3146 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.404 tonnes per person | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3887 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.398 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3581 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3298 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3511 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3593 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3517 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3814 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3987 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3871 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.3871 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 37% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.3871 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1115 tonnes per person | 0.1015 tonnes per person | 0.1192 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1926 tonnes per person | 0.1458 tonnes per person | 0.2636 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3434 tonnes per person | 0.2379 tonnes per person | 0.404 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3797 tonnes per person | 0.3517 tonnes per person | 0.3987 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 110 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5732 tonnes per person compare
- 111 Guinea 0.4442 tonnes per person compare
- 112 Mozambique 0.429 tonnes per person compare
- 114 Cameroon 0.366 tonnes per person compare
- 115 Rwanda 0.252 tonnes per person compare
- 116 Burkina Faso 0.2519 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Tanzania
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.6683 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3295 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.5126 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.6% (2100)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Tanzania?
- Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Tanzania was 0.3871 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.404 tonnes per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1015 tonnes per person in 1994.
- How does Tanzania rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Tanzania ranks 113th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.