Methane emissions in Tanzania

Tanzania emitted 59.7 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Tanzania, 2024 59.7 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +4.2% 2023: 57.3 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 32nd of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Tanzania over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period TanzaniaWorld
2024 59.7 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 57.3 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 50.5 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 48.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 47.9 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 45.9 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 44.0 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 43.0 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 42.6 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 41.7 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 40.4 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 38.8 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 36.5 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 35.5 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 32.9 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 31.7 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 31.2 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 30.1 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 29.9 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 28.8 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 28.0 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 28.0 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 27.3 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 26.3 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 25.8 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +4.2% from 57.3 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 40.4 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +47.7%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Tanzania has the 32nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Tanzania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database