Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Tanzania
Tanzania: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 70.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
112th
of 195 countries
All-time high
70.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
15.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 70.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre for methane emissions, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 70.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tanzania 112th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 16.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 16.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 16.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 17.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1966 | 17.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 17.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 17.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 18.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 21.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1971 | 18.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 18.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 19.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 19.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 20.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 20.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 21.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 22.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 24.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 23.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 23.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 24.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 24.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 22.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 23.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 23.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 26.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 24.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1989 | 25.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 28.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 28.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 28.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 29.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 30.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 32.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 31.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 31.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 34.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 36.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 35.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 39.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 42.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 41.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 43.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 42.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 43.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 45.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 46.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 49.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 51.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 51.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 54.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 55.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 58.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 59.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 58.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 59.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 61.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 64.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 66.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 66.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 70.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 70.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 70.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 15.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 18.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 20.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 18.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 24.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 22.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 26.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 28.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 36.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 35.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 46.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 49.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 61.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 64.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 70.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 109 Sierra Leone 75.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 110 Guinea-Bissau 74.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 111 Sao Tome and Principe 72.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 113 Jamaica 70.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 114 East Timor 69.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 115 Brazil 69.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
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, per square kilometre in Tanzania?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Tanzania was 70.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 112th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.