Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 189.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1982.
Tanzania ranks 78th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -14.0% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +40.4% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -20.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -90.5% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +42.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | -83.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +107.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +50.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | -35.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -51.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +194.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -66.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +196.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | -35.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +45.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +66.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -80.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +100.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | -51.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +189.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +30.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -76.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +191.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -36.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +39.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -35.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +52.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +2272.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -43.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -26.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +29.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -50.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +69.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +61.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -35.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -56.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -44.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +46.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +267.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +65.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -42.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -37.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +292.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +41.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +32.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 3.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 44.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +2272.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in Tanzania was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1982.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- Tanzania ranks 78th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 global CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.