Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Tanzania
Tanzania: Methane emissions, per unit of GDP was 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
21st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 1970
All-time low
0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per unit of GDP in Tanzania, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Tanzania stood at 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Tanzania peaked at 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Tanzania ranks 21st of 193 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, per unit of GDP in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +111.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -21.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +43.7% |
| 1987 | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +53.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -22.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +111.4% | 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP |
| 1987 | +53.5% | 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP |
| 1986 | +43.7% | 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 18 Mauritania 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Zambia 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Ethiopia 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Sierra Leone 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Nigeria 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Myanmar 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP 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 unit of gdp in Tanzania?
- Methane emissions, per unit of gdp in Tanzania was 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for methane emissions, per unit of gdp?
- Tanzania ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.