Tanzania Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
102,525,007
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+3.06%
increase
Global Share
0.19%
Per Capita
1.45
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Tanzania were 102,525,007 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 3.1% over the previous year, representing an increase by 3,040,032 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 99,484,975 tons.
- Per capita: 1.45 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Tanzania accounts for 0.19% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 102,525,007 | 21,336,296 | 59,715,326 | 21,473,385 | – | 1.45 | 3.06% | 0.19% |
| 2023 | 99,484,975 | 21,573,395 | 57,295,851 | 20,615,729 | – | 1.45 | 11.13% | 0.19% |
| 2022 | 89,522,934 | 20,912,355 | 50,464,712 | 18,145,867 | – | 1.34 | 4.92% | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 85,328,244 | 18,941,786 | 48,941,383 | 17,445,076 | – | 1.32 | 4.21% | 0.17% |
| 2020 | 81,879,658 | 16,676,951 | 47,855,247 | 17,347,459 | – | 1.3 | 3.07% | 0.17% |
| 2019 | 79,442,472 | 17,003,696 | 45,877,881 | 16,560,896 | – | 1.3 | 6.95% | 0.16% |
| 2018 | 74,277,013 | 14,921,081 | 43,967,161 | 15,388,770 | – | 1.26 | 1.53% | 0.15% |
| 2017 | 73,160,762 | 14,197,514 | 42,995,405 | 15,967,843 | – | 1.28 | 0.83% | 0.15% |
| 2016 | 72,557,371 | 14,136,677 | 42,597,647 | 15,823,047 | – | 1.31 | 3.04% | 0.15% |
| 2015 | 70,415,846 | 13,203,365 | 41,698,435 | 15,514,046 | – | 1.31 | 5.36% | 0.15% |
| 2014 | 66,836,460 | 11,256,990 | 40,442,410 | 15,137,060 | – | 1.28 | 2.56% | 0.14% |
| 2013 | 65,165,517 | 11,593,560 | 38,751,992 | 14,819,965 | – | 1.29 | 6.59% | 0.14% |
| 2012 | 61,135,252 | 10,602,130 | 36,481,270 | 14,051,852 | – | 1.25 | 5.9% | 0.13% |
| 2011 | 57,727,896 | 8,886,416 | 35,527,673 | 13,313,807 | – | 1.21 | 9.08% | 0.12% |
| 2010 | 52,924,343 | 7,333,261 | 32,948,990 | 12,642,091 | – | 1.15 | 5.58% | 0.12% |
| 2009 | 50,125,574 | 6,077,161 | 31,700,271 | 12,348,143 | – | 1.12 | 1.39% | 0.12% |
| 2008 | 49,440,029 | 6,279,403 | 31,174,848 | 11,985,778 | – | 1.14 | 2.98% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 48,008,550 | 6,242,417 | 30,101,628 | 11,664,504 | – | 1.15 | 0.01% | 0.11% |
| 2006 | 48,004,403 | 6,603,407 | 29,891,985 | 11,509,011 | – | 1.18 | 3.37% | 0.11% |
| 2005 | 46,440,984 | 6,172,855 | 28,773,446 | 11,494,683 | – | 1.18 | 4.09% | 0.11% |
| 2004 | 44,614,641 | 5,443,456 | 28,045,255 | 11,125,930 | – | 1.17 | 3.64% | 0.11% |
| 2003 | 43,049,136 | 3,955,299 | 28,038,276 | 11,055,562 | – | 1.16 | 4.3% | 0.11% |
| 2002 | 41,273,648 | 3,739,381 | 27,258,821 | 10,275,446 | – | 1.14 | 3.09% | 0.11% |
| 2001 | 40,035,878 | 3,286,993 | 26,345,620 | 10,403,265 | – | 1.14 | 2.14% | 0.11% |
| 2000 | 39,196,781 | 3,112,046 | 25,807,782 | 10,276,953 | – | 1.15 | 2.86% | 0.11% |
| 1999 | 38,106,546 | 2,664,846 | 25,472,505 | 9,969,194 | – | 1.14 | 10.63% | 0.11% |
| 1998 | 34,444,936 | 2,850,799 | 22,342,938 | 9,251,200 | – | 1.06 | 4.79% | 0.10% |
| 1997 | 32,870,752 | 3,277,363 | 21,235,678 | 8,357,711 | – | 1.04 | −1.76% | 0.10% |
| 1996 | 33,460,885 | 3,508,208 | 21,194,458 | 8,758,219 | – | 1.09 | −4.6% | 0.10% |
| 1995 | 35,075,794 | 2,940,626 | 22,685,670 | 9,449,498 | – | 1.17 | 12.33% | 0.10% |
| 1994 | 31,226,627 | 2,129,284 | 20,453,797 | 8,643,546 | – | 1.07 | −1.14% | 0.10% |
| 1993 | 31,587,592 | 2,148,561 | 19,581,688 | 9,857,344 | – | 1.12 | 5.09% | 0.10% |
| 1992 | 30,057,907 | 2,046,723 | 19,052,192 | 8,958,993 | – | 1.1 | 3.37% | 0.09% |
| 1991 | 29,078,927 | 2,209,504 | 18,898,566 | 7,970,856 | – | 1.11 | −0.41% | 0.09% |
| 1990 | 29,197,351 | 2,083,731 | 18,673,193 | 8,440,426 | – | 1.15 | 3.07% | 0.09% |
| 1989 | 28,326,658 | 1,971,528 | 18,393,450 | 7,961,679 | – | 1.15 | −3.15% | 0.09% |
| 1988 | 29,248,055 | 1,956,234 | 18,044,345 | 9,247,475 | – | 1.22 | 1.71% | 0.09% |
| 1987 | 28,757,481 | 1,874,610 | 17,805,615 | 9,077,256 | – | 1.24 | 2.38% | 0.09% |
| 1986 | 28,087,631 | 1,842,565 | 17,346,438 | 8,898,629 | – | 1.25 | 3.61% | 0.09% |
| 1985 | 27,109,088 | 1,742,700 | 16,994,779 | 8,371,609 | – | 1.24 | 2.62% | 0.09% |
| 1984 | 26,417,487 | 1,652,731 | 16,554,837 | 8,209,918 | – | 1.25 | −5.95% | 0.09% |
| 1983 | 28,090,049 | 1,580,947 | 17,226,214 | 9,282,888 | – | 1.37 | 6.23% | 0.10% |
| 1982 | 26,443,259 | 1,614,381 | 16,851,280 | 7,977,598 | – | 1.33 | 8.57% | 0.10% |
| 1981 | 24,354,849 | 1,771,793 | 16,439,605 | 6,143,451 | – | 1.26 | 3.12% | 0.09% |
| 1980 | 23,618,368 | 1,751,890 | 15,903,283 | 5,963,194 | – | 1.26 | 1.67% | 0.08% |
| 1979 | 23,231,367 | 1,776,313 | 15,564,095 | 5,890,960 | – | 1.28 | 2.86% | 0.08% |
| 1978 | 22,586,432 | 1,684,412 | 15,187,431 | 5,714,589 | – | 1.29 | 2.98% | 0.08% |
| 1977 | 21,933,315 | 1,609,323 | 14,721,009 | 5,602,983 | – | 1.29 | 2.49% | 0.08% |
| 1976 | 21,399,908 | 1,578,561 | 14,352,036 | 5,469,311 | – | 1.3 | 3.76% | 0.08% |
| 1975 | 20,625,007 | 1,632,731 | 13,703,237 | 5,289,038 | – | 1.29 | 1.74% | 0.08% |
| 1974 | 20,271,938 | 1,747,385 | 13,389,609 | 5,134,944 | – | 1.31 | 1.1% | 0.08% |
| 1973 | 20,050,688 | 1,905,010 | 13,126,220 | 5,019,457 | – | 1.34 | 1.48% | 0.08% |
| 1972 | 19,758,509 | 1,834,299 | 12,958,194 | 4,966,016 | – | 1.36 | 2.74% | 0.08% |
| 1971 | 19,231,221 | 1,568,438 | 12,766,206 | 4,896,577 | – | 1.37 | 1.04% | 0.08% |
| 1970 | 19,033,997 | 1,567,967 | 12,621,185 | 4,844,846 | – | 1.4 | – | 0.08% |
See also
- Tanzania CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Tanzania
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).