Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Tanzania
Tanzania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas was 0.0554 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Tanzania, 1999–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Tanzania is 0.0554 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Tanzania peaked at 0.0649 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1999.
That places Tanzania 108th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2001 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2004 | 0.0064 tonnes per person | — |
| 2005 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +168.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0235 tonnes per person | +35.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0246 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0285 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0329 tonnes per person | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0353 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0392 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0383 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0357 tonnes per person | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.038 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0477 tonnes per person | +25.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0487 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0547 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0573 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0498 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0549 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0649 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0649 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0554 tonnes per person | -14.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0554 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1075 tonnes per person, 52% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0554 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0142 tonnes per person, 3.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +168.6% | 0.0064 tonnes per person | 0.0173 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0125 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0285 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0428 tonnes per person | 0.0329 tonnes per person | 0.0573 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.058 tonnes per person | 0.0498 tonnes per person | 0.0649 tonnes per person | 5 |
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 per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Tanzania?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from gas in Tanzania was 0.0554 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0649 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1999.
- How does Tanzania rank for per capita co₂ emissions from gas?
- Tanzania ranks 108th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured in tonnes per person.