Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was 2.13 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.13 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 37.1%
World rank
37th
of 199 countries
All-time high
17.21 % change on previous year
in 1970
All-time low
-15.63 % change on previous year
in 1971
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Tanzania, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Tanzania stood at 2.13 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 37.1% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Tanzania peaked at 17.21 % change on previous year in 1970 and was at its lowest, -15.63 % change on previous year, in 1971.
Tanzania ranks 37th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.1769 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.1787 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1853 | 0.1809 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1854 | 0.1827 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1855 | 0.1845 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1856 | 0.1869 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1857 | 0.1887 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1858 | 0.1908 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1859 | 0.1932 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1860 | 0.1952 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1861 | 0.3121 % change on previous year | +59.9% |
| 1862 | 0.3138 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1863 | 0.3156 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1864 | 0.3173 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.319 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1866 | 0.3212 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1867 | 0.3229 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.3251 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1869 | 0.327 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1870 | 0.3289 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 0.3351 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1872 | 0.3372 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1873 | 0.3393 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1874 | 0.3417 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1875 | 0.3437 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 0.3462 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1877 | 0.3488 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1878 | 0.351 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1879 | 0.3535 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1880 | 0.3562 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 0.3623 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1882 | 0.3653 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 0.3679 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1884 | 0.3705 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1885 | 0.3736 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 0.3761 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1887 | 0.3794 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 0.3821 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1889 | 0.385 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1890 | 0.3885 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 0.3952 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1892 | 0.3983 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1893 | 0.4018 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 0.4051 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 0.4083 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 0.412 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 0.4153 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1898 | 0.4189 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.4227 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 0.4265 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 0.5526 % change on previous year | +29.6% |
| 1902 | 0.5608 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1903 | 0.5688 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1904 | 0.5769 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1905 | 0.5854 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1906 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +354.7% |
| 1907 | 0.7806 % change on previous year | -70.7% |
| 1908 | 0.7977 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1909 | 0.8154 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1910 | 0.8335 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 1911 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +181.9% |
| 1912 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1913 | 1.88 % change on previous year | -19.1% |
| 1914 | 1.85 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1915 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1916 | 1.79 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1917 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1918 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1919 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1920 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1921 | 1.87 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 1922 | 1.86 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1923 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1924 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1925 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1926 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1927 | 2.51 % change on previous year | +44.5% |
| 1928 | 2.77 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 1929 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 1930 | 1.65 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1931 | 1.9 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 1932 | 1.73 % change on previous year | -8.9% |
| 1933 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1934 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1935 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1936 | 3.04 % change on previous year | +85.9% |
| 1937 | 3.09 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1938 | 3.15 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1939 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 1940 | 2.86 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1941 | 3.11 % change on previous year | +8.7% |
| 1942 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1943 | 3.28 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1944 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1945 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 1946 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1947 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 1948 | 2.87 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
| 1951 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +54.5% |
| 1952 | 3.43 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1953 | 3.48 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 3.51 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 3.57 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 3.6 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 3.61 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 3.67 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1961 | -2.33 % change on previous year | -163.4% |
| 1962 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -154.6% |
| 1963 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +144.1% |
| 1964 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 1965 | 6.06 % change on previous year | +502.8% |
| 1966 | -2.13 % change on previous year | -135.2% |
| 1967 | 0.99 % change on previous year | -146.4% |
| 1968 | 1.86 % change on previous year | +88.3% |
| 1969 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 17.21 % change on previous year | +958.7% |
| 1971 | -15.63 % change on previous year | -190.8% |
| 1972 | 3.56 % change on previous year | -122.8% |
| 1973 | 2.73 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 1974 | -0.5626 % change on previous year | -120.6% |
| 1975 | 7.66 % change on previous year | -1461.4% |
| 1976 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -79.6% |
| 1977 | 4.77 % change on previous year | +205.7% |
| 1978 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1979 | 9.84 % change on previous year | +173.0% |
| 1980 | -4.31 % change on previous year | -143.8% |
| 1981 | -0.4265 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 1982 | 5.06 % change on previous year | -1286.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2016 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1984 | -8.38 % change on previous year | -4255.2% |
| 1985 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
| 1986 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -16.2% |
| 1987 | 10.81 % change on previous year | +568.5% |
| 1988 | -6.36 % change on previous year | -158.8% |
| 1989 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -170.8% |
| 1990 | 10.82 % change on previous year | +140.3% |
| 1991 | 0.762 % change on previous year | -93.0% |
| 1992 | 0.087 % change on previous year | -88.6% |
| 1993 | 2.21 % change on previous year | +2437.2% |
| 1994 | 3.29 % change on previous year | +49.1% |
| 1995 | 8.7 % change on previous year | +164.5% |
| 1996 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -143.4% |
| 1997 | -0.7377 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 1998 | 10.31 % change on previous year | -1497.7% |
| 1999 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 2000 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -159.2% |
| 2001 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -190.3% |
| 2002 | 8.68 % change on previous year | +308.9% |
| 2003 | 8.15 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 2004 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 2005 | 5.11 % change on previous year | -412.9% |
| 2006 | -3.02 % change on previous year | -159.0% |
| 2007 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -210.7% |
| 2008 | 4.88 % change on previous year | +46.2% |
| 2009 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
| 2010 | 5.36 % change on previous year | +340.6% |
| 2011 | 4.41 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 1.39 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 2013 | 4.78 % change on previous year | +243.7% |
| 2014 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -49.3% |
| 2015 | 4.57 % change on previous year | +88.2% |
| 2016 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -62.0% |
| 2017 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -172.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8928 % change on previous year | -170.9% |
| 2019 | 4.62 % change on previous year | +417.9% |
| 2020 | 4.81 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 2.09 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2286 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 2023 | 3.4 % change on previous year | +1385.0% |
| 2024 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -37.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 2.13 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.28 % change on previous year, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 2.13 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 % change on previous year, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -4255.2% | 0.2016 % change on previous year | -8.38 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +2437.2% | 0.087 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1497.7% | -0.7377 % change on previous year | 10.31 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +1461.4% | -0.5626 % change on previous year | 7.66 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1385.0% | 0.2286 % change on previous year | 3.4 % change on previous year |
| 1982 | +1286.4% | -0.4265 % change on previous year | 5.06 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1848 % change on previous year | 0.1769 % change on previous year | 0.1932 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.3069 % change on previous year | 0.1952 % change on previous year | 0.327 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3425 % change on previous year | 0.3289 % change on previous year | 0.3535 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3718 % change on previous year | 0.3562 % change on previous year | 0.385 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4066 % change on previous year | 0.3885 % change on previous year | 0.4227 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8327 % change on previous year | 0.4265 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.8 % change on previous year | 0.8335 % change on previous year | 2.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.95 % change on previous year | 1.68 % change on previous year | 2.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.25 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2.68 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.39 % change on previous year | 2.17 % change on previous year | 3.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.51 % change on previous year | -2.33 % change on previous year | 6.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.47 % change on previous year | -15.63 % change on previous year | 17.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4652 % change on previous year | -8.38 % change on previous year | 10.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 % change on previous year | -3.77 % change on previous year | 10.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 % change on previous year | -3.02 % change on previous year | 8.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.89 % change on previous year | -1.26 % change on previous year | 5.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 % change on previous year | 0.2286 % change on previous year | 4.81 % change on previous year | 5 |
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More climate change data for Tanzania
- Share co2 vs population 2.58 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate 5.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -0.6652 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Urban population 36.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane emissions, annual growth rate in Tanzania?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Tanzania was 2.13 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.21 % change on previous year in 1970.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.63 % change on previous year in 1971.
- How does Tanzania rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Tanzania ranks 37th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.