Per capita methane emissions in Tanzania
Tanzania: Per capita methane emissions was 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
114th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1852
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in Tanzania, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.5999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.5967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1852 | 0.596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.5977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 0.5995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 0.6013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 0.6031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 0.6049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 0.6067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 0.6086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.6105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 0.6131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.6157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1863 | 0.6183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1864 | 0.621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1865 | 0.6237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.6264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.6291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1868 | 0.6319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1869 | 0.6346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.6375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 0.6403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 0.6432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1873 | 0.6461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1874 | 0.649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1875 | 0.652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1876 | 0.655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1877 | 0.658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1878 | 0.6611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.6638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.6661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1881 | 0.6681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.6697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.6709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.6721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.6733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.6746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 0.6759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 0.6772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 0.6799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1890 | 0.684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 0.6896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.6966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 0.7051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1894 | 0.7138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 0.7225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1896 | 0.7315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1897 | 0.7405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1898 | 0.7497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1899 | 0.7585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.7667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 0.7754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1902 | 0.7836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 0.7913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1904 | 0.7992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 0.8072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1906 | 0.8321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1907 | 0.8421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1908 | 0.8523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1909 | 0.8622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1910 | 0.8716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.8936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1912 | 0.9152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1913 | 0.9325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1914 | 0.9499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1915 | 0.9673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1916 | 0.9847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1917 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1918 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1919 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1920 | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1922 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1923 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1924 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1926 | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1927 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1929 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1930 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1931 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1932 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1934 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1936 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1937 | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1938 | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1939 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1941 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1942 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1943 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1944 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1945 | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1950 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1951 | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 1.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -18.5% |
| 1972 | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1981 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.9025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.8793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.9594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9373 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.9853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9755 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.6224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.6506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.6728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.7192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9921 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 111 Montenegro 0.923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 112 Lithuania 0.9156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 113 Pakistan 0.9098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 115 Ethiopia 0.9012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 116 Dominica 0.8818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 117 Bahamas 0.856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in Tanzania?
- Per capita methane emissions in Tanzania was 0.9041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.