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.
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
- 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 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.