emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.0586 tonnes per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tanzania, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tanzania stood at 0.0586 tonnes per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0969 tonnes per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0586 tonnes per person, in 2022.
That places Tanzania 66th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0967 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.096 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0955 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.095 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0947 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0943 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0936 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0931 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.092 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0912 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0969 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0936 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0933 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0931 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0924 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0918 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0916 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.091 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0909 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0906 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0903 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0902 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0898 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0897 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0896 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0895 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0892 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0891 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.089 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0889 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.089 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.089 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0893 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0864 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0826 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0797 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0777 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0757 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0769 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0783 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0802 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0773 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0748 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0722 tonnes per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0699 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0675 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0669 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0663 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0658 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0654 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0652 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.065 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0647 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.064 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0635 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0633 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0625 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0612 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0602 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0614 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0604 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0599 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0586 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0586 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0453 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0586 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0942 tonnes per person | 0.0912 tonnes per person | 0.0967 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0925 tonnes per person | 0.0906 tonnes per person | 0.0969 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0895 tonnes per person | 0.0889 tonnes per person | 0.0903 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0825 tonnes per person | 0.0757 tonnes per person | 0.0893 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0706 tonnes per person | 0.0654 tonnes per person | 0.0802 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0631 tonnes per person | 0.0602 tonnes per person | 0.0652 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0596 tonnes per person | 0.0586 tonnes per person | 0.0604 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tanzania?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0586 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0969 tonnes per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0586 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Tanzania rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 66th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.