Per capita methane emissions in Tanzania
Tanzania: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9041 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9041
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
114th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.46
in 1960
All-time low
0.596
in 1852
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Tanzania, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.9041 for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Tanzania peaked at 1.46 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.596, in 1852.
Tanzania ranks 114th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita methane emissions in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5999 | — |
| 1851 | 0.5967 | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.596 | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.5977 | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.5995 | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.6013 | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.6031 | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.6049 | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.6067 | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.6086 | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.6105 | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.6131 | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.6157 | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.6183 | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.621 | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.6237 | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.6264 | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.6291 | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.6319 | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.6346 | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.6375 | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 0.6403 | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.6432 | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.6461 | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 0.649 | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 0.652 | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 0.655 | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.658 | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 0.6611 | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.6638 | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.6661 | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.6681 | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.6697 | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.6709 | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.6721 | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.6733 | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.6746 | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.6759 | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.6772 | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.6799 | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.684 | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 0.6896 | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.6966 | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 0.7051 | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 0.7138 | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 0.7225 | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 0.7315 | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 0.7405 | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.7497 | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 0.7585 | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.7667 | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 0.7754 | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.7836 | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 0.7913 | +1.0% |
| 1904 | 0.7992 | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 0.8072 | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 0.8321 | +3.1% |
| 1907 | 0.8421 | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 0.8523 | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 0.8622 | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 0.8716 | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.8936 | +2.5% |
| 1912 | 0.9152 | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 0.9325 | +1.9% |
| 1914 | 0.9499 | +1.9% |
| 1915 | 0.9673 | +1.8% |
| 1916 | 0.9847 | +1.8% |
| 1917 | 1 | +1.8% |
| 1918 | 1.02 | +1.7% |
| 1919 | 1.03 | +1.4% |
| 1920 | 1.04 | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 1.05 | +1.0% |
| 1922 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 1923 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 1.08 | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 1.1 | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 1.11 | +0.5% |
| 1932 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 1.12 | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 1.12 | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 1.14 | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 1.16 | +1.7% |
| 1938 | 1.18 | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 1.19 | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 1.21 | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 1.23 | +1.4% |
| 1942 | 1.24 | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 1.26 | +1.5% |
| 1944 | 1.28 | +1.4% |
| 1945 | 1.29 | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 1.3 | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 1.31 | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 1.33 | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 1.34 | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 1.34 | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 1.35 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 1.36 | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 1.38 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 1.39 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 1.4 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 1.41 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 1.43 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 1.44 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 1.45 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 1.46 | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 1.39 | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 1.36 | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 1.37 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.34 | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 1.38 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.31 | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 1.28 | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 1.26 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 1.24 | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.4 | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 1.14 | -18.5% |
| 1972 | 1.14 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.13 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.09 | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 1.13 | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.11 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.12 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.12 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.19 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 1.1 | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 1.06 | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.08 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.05 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9305 | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.918 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9025 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9679 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8793 | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8947 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.966 | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.949 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9264 | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9176 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9121 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9607 | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9077 | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8829 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9487 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9603 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9114 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.906 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9594 | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.01 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9674 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.989 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9327 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9373 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9569 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9449 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9705 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9853 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9707 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9869 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9802 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9921 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9755 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9316 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9107 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9249 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9408 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9321 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.907 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.911 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9041 | -0.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.9041 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.9041 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6014 | 0.596 | 0.6086 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6224 | 0.6105 | 0.6346 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6506 | 0.6375 | 0.6638 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6728 | 0.6661 | 0.6799 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7192 | 0.684 | 0.7585 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8112 | 0.7667 | 0.8622 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.957 | 0.8716 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.13 | 1.1 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.28 | 1.21 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.39 | 1.34 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.34 | 1.24 | 1.46 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.16 | 1.09 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9786 | 0.8793 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9331 | 0.8829 | 0.966 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9516 | 0.906 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9629 | 0.9107 | 0.9921 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.919 | 0.9041 | 0.9408 | 5 |
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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 per capita methane emissions in Tanzania?
- Per capita methane emissions in Tanzania was 0.9041 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.596 in 1852.
- How does Tanzania rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Tanzania ranks 114th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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