Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Tanzania
Tanzania: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 1.44 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Tanzania, 1950–2024
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
Tanzania recorded 1.44 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Tanzania peaked at 17.71 tonnes per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.25 tonnes per person, in 2021.
Tanzania ranks 148th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.93 tonnes per person | 8.68 tonnes per person | 10.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.65 tonnes per person | 4.95 tonnes per person | 17.71 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.6 tonnes per person | 3.3 tonnes per person | 12.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.96 tonnes per person | 1.95 tonnes per person | 7.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2 tonnes per person | 1.68 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.33 tonnes per person | 1.81 tonnes per person | 4.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.63 tonnes per person | 2.04 tonnes per person | 4.05 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 tonnes per person | 1.25 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 145 Burkina Faso 1.48 tonnes per person compare
- 146 Morocco 1.48 tonnes per person compare
- 147 El Salvador 1.45 tonnes per person compare
- 149 Albania 1.44 tonnes per person compare
- 150 South Sudan 1.4 tonnes per person compare
- 151 Georgia 1.35 tonnes per person compare
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 per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Tanzania?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Tanzania was 1.44 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 including land-use change recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.71 tonnes per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 tonnes per person in 2021.
- How does Tanzania rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Tanzania ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.