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Share global methane emissions in Tanzania

Tanzania: Share global methane emissions was 0.6713 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.6713
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
28th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.6713
in 2024
All-time low
0.1936
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Tanzania, 1850–2024

0.20.30.40.50.60.7185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 0.6713 for share global methane emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Tanzania peaked at 0.6713 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1936, in 1910.

That places Tanzania 28th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Tanzania, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.266 —
1851 0.2654 -0.2%
1852 0.2645 -0.4%
1853 0.2633 -0.4%
1854 0.2613 -0.8%
1855 0.2604 -0.3%
1856 0.2592 -0.5%
1857 0.2584 -0.3%
1858 0.2578 -0.3%
1859 0.2565 -0.5%
1860 0.2549 -0.6%
1861 0.2541 -0.3%
1862 0.2536 -0.2%
1863 0.2523 -0.5%
1864 0.2511 -0.5%
1865 0.2501 -0.4%
1866 0.2491 -0.4%
1867 0.2484 -0.3%
1868 0.2479 -0.2%
1869 0.247 -0.4%
1870 0.2465 -0.2%
1871 0.245 -0.6%
1872 0.2426 -0.9%
1873 0.2409 -0.7%
1874 0.2409 -0.0%
1875 0.2391 -0.7%
1876 0.2381 -0.4%
1877 0.2371 -0.4%
1878 0.2362 -0.3%
1879 0.2347 -0.7%
1880 0.2323 -1.0%
1881 0.2305 -0.8%
1882 0.2287 -0.8%
1883 0.2267 -0.9%
1884 0.2258 -0.4%
1885 0.2249 -0.4%
1886 0.2239 -0.5%
1887 0.2222 -0.7%
1888 0.2197 -1.1%
1889 0.2189 -0.4%
1890 0.2165 -1.1%
1891 0.2149 -0.7%
1892 0.2142 -0.4%
1893 0.214 -0.1%
1894 0.2125 -0.7%
1895 0.2107 -0.9%
1896 0.2095 -0.5%
1897 0.208 -0.8%
1898 0.2063 -0.8%
1899 0.2038 -1.2%
1900 0.2018 -0.9%
1901 0.2007 -0.5%
1902 0.2 -0.4%
1903 0.1976 -1.2%
1904 0.1971 -0.2%
1905 0.1958 -0.7%
1906 0.1975 +0.9%
1907 0.1943 -1.6%
1908 0.1957 +0.7%
1909 0.1946 -0.6%
1910 0.1936 -0.5%
1911 0.1961 +1.3%
1912 0.1984 +1.2%
1913 0.1984 +0.0%
1914 0.2041 +2.9%
1915 0.2069 +1.3%
1916 0.2067 -0.1%
1917 0.2075 +0.4%
1918 0.2117 +2.0%
1919 0.2179 +3.0%
1920 0.2156 -1.1%
1921 0.2234 +3.6%
1922 0.2229 -0.2%
1923 0.2198 -1.4%
1924 0.2212 +0.6%
1925 0.223 +0.8%
1926 0.2261 +1.4%
1927 0.2252 -0.4%
1928 0.2298 +2.0%
1929 0.2286 -0.5%
1930 0.2321 +1.5%
1931 0.2375 +2.4%
1932 0.2419 +1.8%
1933 0.242 +0.1%
1934 0.2403 -0.7%
1935 0.24 -0.1%
1936 0.2408 +0.3%
1937 0.2431 +1.0%
1938 0.2501 +2.9%
1939 0.2526 +1.0%
1940 0.2544 +0.7%
1941 0.2581 +1.5%
1942 0.2631 +1.9%
1943 0.2665 +1.3%
1944 0.2713 +1.8%
1945 0.2817 +3.8%
1946 0.2815 -0.1%
1947 0.2808 -0.2%
1948 0.2849 +1.5%
1949 0.2896 +1.7%
1950 0.2893 -0.1%
1951 0.29 +0.2%
1952 0.294 +1.4%
1953 0.2974 +1.2%
1954 0.3004 +1.0%
1955 0.2973 -1.0%
1956 0.299 +0.6%
1957 0.3011 +0.7%
1958 0.3059 +1.6%
1959 0.304 -0.6%
1960 0.3065 +0.8%
1961 0.2967 -3.2%
1962 0.2959 -0.3%
1963 0.298 +0.7%
1964 0.2952 -0.9%
1965 0.3054 +3.5%
1966 0.2882 -5.6%
1967 0.2878 -0.2%
1968 0.2884 +0.2%
1969 0.2844 -1.4%
1970 0.3252 +14.4%
1971 0.273 -16.1%
1972 0.2769 +1.4%
1973 0.2774 +0.2%
1974 0.2747 -0.9%
1975 0.2919 +6.2%
1976 0.2921 +0.1%
1977 0.3022 +3.5%
1978 0.3118 +3.2%
1979 0.3344 +7.3%
1980 0.3213 -3.9%
1981 0.328 +2.1%
1982 0.3408 +3.9%
1983 0.3413 +0.1%
1984 0.3084 -9.6%
1985 0.3103 +0.6%
1986 0.3115 +0.4%
1987 0.3425 +10.0%
1988 0.3154 -7.9%
1989 0.3225 +2.3%
1990 0.3553 +10.2%
1991 0.3606 +1.5%
1992 0.3607 +0.0%
1993 0.3689 +2.3%
1994 0.3764 +2.0%
1995 0.4049 +7.6%
1996 0.385 -4.9%
1997 0.3835 -0.4%
1998 0.4267 +11.3%
1999 0.4421 +3.6%
2000 0.4247 -3.9%
2001 0.4348 +2.4%
2002 0.4755 +9.4%
2003 0.5026 +5.7%
2004 0.4852 -3.5%
2005 0.5024 +3.6%
2006 0.479 -4.7%
2007 0.492 +2.7%
2008 0.512 +4.1%
2009 0.5213 +1.8%
2010 0.5409 +3.8%
2011 0.5491 +1.5%
2012 0.5524 +0.6%
2013 0.5823 +5.4%
2014 0.5909 +1.5%
2015 0.6169 +4.4%
2016 0.6248 +1.3%
2017 0.6064 -2.9%
2018 0.6025 -0.6%
2019 0.6255 +3.8%
2020 0.6631 +6.0%
2021 0.6633 +0.0%
2022 0.6506 -1.9%
2023 0.6633 +2.0%
2024 0.6713 +1.2%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 0.6713 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 5.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 0.6713 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 4.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2613 0.2565 0.266 10
1860s 0.2508 0.247 0.2549 10
1870s 0.2401 0.2347 0.2465 10
1880s 0.2253 0.2189 0.2323 10
1890s 0.211 0.2038 0.2165 10
1900s 0.1975 0.1943 0.2018 10
1910s 0.2041 0.1936 0.2179 10
1920s 0.2236 0.2156 0.2298 10
1930s 0.242 0.2321 0.2526 10
1940s 0.2732 0.2544 0.2896 10
1950s 0.2978 0.2893 0.3059 10
1960s 0.2947 0.2844 0.3065 10
1970s 0.296 0.273 0.3344 10
1980s 0.3242 0.3084 0.3425 10
1990s 0.3864 0.3553 0.4421 10
2000s 0.4829 0.4247 0.5213 10
2010s 0.5892 0.5409 0.6255 10
2020s 0.6623 0.6506 0.6713 5

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 25 Sudan 0.757 compare
  2. 26 Algeria 0.7085 compare
  3. 27 France 0.6749 compare
  4. 29 Myanmar 0.6184 compare
  5. 30 Germany 0.5985 compare
  6. 31 Kenya 0.5826 compare

See the full ranking of 201 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Tanzania?
Share global methane emissions in Tanzania was 0.6713 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 0.6713 in 2024.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1936 in 1910.
How does Tanzania rank for share global methane emissions?
Tanzania ranks 28th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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