Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Tanzania

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Tanzania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
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Tanzania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0958 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

0.0958 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 1.1%

World rank

28th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.7398 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.0948 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Tanzania, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Tanzania is 0.0958 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Tanzania peaked at 0.7398 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0948 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

Tanzania ranks 28th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Tanzania, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.3615 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.3682 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
1962	0.3954 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1963	0.3963 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1964	0.3943 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1965	0.4095 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
1966	0.3738 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.7%
1967	0.373 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
1968	0.3606 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1969	0.3768 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1970	0.7398 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+96.3%
1971	0.7313 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
1972	0.669 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1973	0.5795 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1974	0.4963 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
1975	0.4416 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1976	0.3994 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1977	0.3552 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1978	0.3109 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
1979	0.3029 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1980	0.2694 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1981	0.2394 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1982	0.231 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1983	0.233 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
1984	0.2661 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
1985	0.2327 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1986	0.3371 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+44.9%
1987	0.4761 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+41.2%
1988	0.511 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.3%
1989	0.5974 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+16.9%
1990	0.6288 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1991	0.5465 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1992	0.5976 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
1993	0.6558 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1994	0.6288 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.1%
1995	0.5494 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
1996	0.4516 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
1997	0.3881 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.1%
1998	0.3631 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1999	0.3536 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
2000	0.341 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2001	0.3409 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2002	0.3328 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
2003	0.3168 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2004	0.2973 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2005	0.2779 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
2006	0.2849 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2007	0.2514 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2008	0.2021 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-19.6%
2009	0.1976 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2010	0.1871 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2011	0.177 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2012	0.1582 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2013	0.1401 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2014	0.1306 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2015	0.1403 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2016	0.1361 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2017	0.1295 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
2018	0.1232 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2019	0.1171 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2020	0.1095 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2021	0.1035 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2022	0.0977 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2023	0.0948 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
2024	0.0958 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.1%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

Tanzania's 0.0958 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Tanzania's 0.0958 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0607 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1970	+96.3%	0.3768 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7398 tonnes per US$ of GDP
1986	+44.9%	0.2327 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3371 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3809 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3606 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.4095 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.5026 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3029 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7398 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3393 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.231 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.5974 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.5163 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.3536 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.6558 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.2843 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1976 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.341 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.1439 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1171 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1871 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.1003 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0948 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1095 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near Tanzania

25 Russia 0.1038 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
26 Syria 0.1023 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
27 Honduras 0.0969 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
29 Somalia 0.0942 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
30 Paraguay 0.0903 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
31 Mongolia 0.0873 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Tanzania?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in Tanzania was 0.0958 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.7398 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0948 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Tanzania rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: Tanzania ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.