Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.3%
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
42nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1962
All-time low
-0.0%
in 1902
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Tanzania, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Tanzania stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Tanzania peaked at 0.6% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 1902.
That places Tanzania 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.3% | — |
| 1851 | 0.3% | -17.3% |
| 1852 | 0.2% | -12.6% |
| 1853 | 0.2% | -8.3% |
| 1854 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 1855 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 1856 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 1857 | 0.2% | -6.1% |
| 1858 | 0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1859 | 0.1% | -5.6% |
| 1860 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1861 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1862 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1863 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1864 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 1865 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1866 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1867 | 0.1% | -2.7% |
| 1868 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 1869 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 1870 | 0.1% | -8.9% |
| 1871 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1872 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1873 | 0.1% | -3.5% |
| 1874 | 0.1% | -2.4% |
| 1875 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1876 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1877 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1878 | 0.1% | -2.1% |
| 1879 | 0.1% | -2.9% |
| 1880 | 0.1% | +6.8% |
| 1881 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 1882 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1883 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1884 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1885 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1886 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1887 | 0.1% | +0.4% |
| 1888 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1889 | 0.1% | +0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.1% | -17.4% |
| 1891 | 0.1% | -16.2% |
| 1892 | 0.1% | -15.8% |
| 1893 | 0.0% | -17.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0% | -21.9% |
| 1896 | 0.0% | -25.2% |
| 1897 | 0.0% | -31.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0% | -39.6% |
| 1899 | 0.0% | -59.8% |
| 1900 | 0.0% | -45.0% |
| 1901 | -0.0% | -155.7% |
| 1902 | -0.0% | +24.1% |
| 1903 | 0.0% | -372.9% |
| 1904 | 0.0% | +47.7% |
| 1905 | 0.0% | -18.8% |
| 1906 | 0.0% | +87.4% |
| 1907 | 0.0% | -58.9% |
| 1908 | 0.0% | +32.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0% | -43.4% |
| 1910 | 0.0% | +213.3% |
| 1911 | 0.0% | +55.7% |
| 1912 | 0.0% | +46.9% |
| 1913 | 0.0% | +21.8% |
| 1914 | 0.0% | +15.1% |
| 1915 | 0.0% | +19.6% |
| 1916 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 1917 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 1918 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 0.0% | +20.1% |
| 1920 | 0.1% | +97.5% |
| 1921 | 0.1% | +36.4% |
| 1922 | 0.2% | +15.8% |
| 1923 | 0.2% | +7.4% |
| 1924 | 0.2% | +5.7% |
| 1925 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 1926 | 0.2% | +5.4% |
| 1927 | 0.2% | +2.7% |
| 1928 | 0.2% | +3.8% |
| 1929 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.2% | +8.6% |
| 1931 | 0.2% | +4.4% |
| 1932 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 1933 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1934 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1935 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 1936 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 1938 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 1939 | 0.3% | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 1941 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 1942 | 0.3% | +4.2% |
| 1943 | 0.3% | +3.2% |
| 1944 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 1945 | 0.4% | +10.0% |
| 1946 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 1948 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 1949 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 1950 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 1951 | 0.4% | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 0.4% | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 1957 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.4% | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.4% | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 1961 | 0.3% | -11.6% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +71.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5% | -15.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4% | -18.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3% | -5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5% | +71.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4% | -24.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | -19.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | +80.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | -14.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -10.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4% | +64.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | -19.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +3.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 4.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 4.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global greenhouse gas emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | +372.9% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1910 | +213.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1901 | -155.7% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1920 | +97.5% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1906 | +87.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1977 | +80.4% | 0.2% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 greenhouse gas emissions in Tanzania?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions in Tanzania was 0.3% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1962.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 1902.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Tanzania ranks 42nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.