Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil in Tanzania
Tanzania: Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.1642 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from oil 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Tanzania is 0.1642 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Tanzania peaked at 0.2014 tonnes per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0394 tonnes per person, in 1951.
Tanzania ranks 195th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0594 tonnes per person | 0.0394 tonnes per person | 0.0853 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0996 tonnes per person | 0.0683 tonnes per person | 0.1378 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1391 tonnes per person | 0.1037 tonnes per person | 0.2014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0925 tonnes per person | 0.0759 tonnes per person | 0.0999 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0683 tonnes per person | 0.0578 tonnes per person | 0.0791 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0861 tonnes per person | 0.0591 tonnes per person | 0.1078 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1452 tonnes per person | 0.102 tonnes per person | 0.1699 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1622 tonnes per person | 0.1504 tonnes per person | 0.1676 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 192 Eritrea 0.1903 tonnes per person compare
- 193 Togo 0.1726 tonnes per person compare
- 194 Sierra Leone 0.166 tonnes per person compare
- 196 Afghanistan 0.1593 tonnes per person compare
- 197 Mozambique 0.156 tonnes per person compare
- 198 Guinea-Bissau 0.1554 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 from oil in Tanzania?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from oil in Tanzania was 0.1642 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 oil recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2014 tonnes per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0394 tonnes per person in 1951.
- How does Tanzania rank for per capita co₂ emissions from oil?
- Tanzania ranks 195th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.