Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade was 27.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade in Tanzania, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 27.0% for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Tanzania peaked at 94.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2023.
That places Tanzania 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.4% | 33.2% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 41.1% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 31.3% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.0% | 27.0% | 35.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 53 Netherlands 28.3% compare
- 54 Cote d'Ivoire 27.1% compare
- 55 Dominican Republic 27.1% compare
- 57 Tajikistan 26.9% compare
- 58 Portugal 26.1% compare
- 59 Mexico 23.3% 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 share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Tanzania?
- Share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade in Tanzania was 27.0% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade?
- Tanzania ranks 56th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of co₂ emissions embedded in trade rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.