Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 93.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tanzania, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tanzania stood at 93.6%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tanzania peaked at 98.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 93.6%, in 2015.
Tanzania ranks 26th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 98.8% | — |
| 1991 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 98.3% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 97.4% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.6% | -0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 93.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.2%, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 93.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.5% | 98.1% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 95.3% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 93.6% | 95.2% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tanzania?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Tanzania was 93.6% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6% in 2015.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Tanzania ranks 26th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.