Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania
Tanzania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal was 19.61 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania is 19.61 million tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 248.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania peaked at 19.61 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 153,888 tonnes, in 1950.
Tanzania ranks 106th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 645,234 tonnes | 153,888 tonnes | 830,315 tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 866,961 tonnes | 833,995 tonnes | 899,906 tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 955,231 tonnes | 910,898 tonnes | 995,152 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million tonnes | 998,823 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 million tonnes | 1.08 million tonnes | 2.17 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.10 million tonnes | 2.38 million tonnes | 3.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.77 million tonnes | 4.07 million tonnes | 11.20 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.83 million tonnes | 12.43 million tonnes | 19.61 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania was 19.61 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 19.61 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 153,888 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Tanzania rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Tanzania ranks 106th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.