Tanzania vs Uganda
Tanzania vs Uganda: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.31 tonnes in Tanzania and 0.17 tonnes in Uganda, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Tanzania, by 0.15 tonnes, or 1.89 times that in Uganda.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2024, Tanzania ranked 171 and Uganda ranked 182 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Tanzania | Uganda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.31 | 0.17 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.32 | 0.17 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.32 | 0.17 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.3 | 0.18 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.27 | 0.16 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.26 | 0.16 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.26 | 0.15 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.11 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.13 | 0.09 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Tanzania vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyTanzania: 67 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTanzania: 11.3% in 2022Uganda: 18.7% in 2022
- DepressionTanzania: 3.69% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateTanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthTanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTanzania: 36.9% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageTanzania: 17.2 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTanzania: 3% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateTanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsTanzania: $983M in 2025Uganda: $1.2B in 2025
- Military spending per personTanzania: $15 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelTanzania: 28,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerTanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025