Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Tanzania
Tanzania: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use was 0.0047 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Tanzania, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.0047 °C for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Tanzania peaked at 0.0047 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 °C, in 1851.
Tanzania ranks 23rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0004 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0005 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0007 °C | 0.0006 °C | 0.0009 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0012 °C | 0.001 °C | 0.0014 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 °C | 0.0015 °C | 0.0019 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 °C | 0.0019 °C | 0.0023 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 °C | 0.0024 °C | 0.0027 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 °C | 0.0028 °C | 0.0034 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 °C | 0.0035 °C | 0.0043 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 °C | 0.0044 °C | 0.0047 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Tanzania?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use in Tanzania was 0.0047 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 °C in 1851.
- How does Tanzania rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use?
- Tanzania ranks 23rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from agriculture and land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.