Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita was 0.5659 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.5659 hectares per person for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 2.59 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5659 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Tanzania 67th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.59 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 2.55 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 2.48 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 2.5 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 2.43 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 2.35 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 2.28 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 2.21 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 2.14 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 2.07 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 2.08 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.08 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 1.93 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 1.86 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 1.8 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 1.73 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.67 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 1.67 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.61 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.56 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.57 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.52 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 1.47 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.42 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 1.42 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.38 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.33 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 1.29 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.26 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.19 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 1.18 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.16 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 1.14 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.11 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.09 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.08 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.07 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.04 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.02 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9924 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9688 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9468 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.924 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.912 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9013 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8902 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8789 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8685 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8522 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8356 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8171 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7915 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.779 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7596 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7393 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7185 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6987 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6807 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6643 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6482 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.629 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6107 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5961 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5808 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5659 hectares per person | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.36 hectares per person | 2.07 hectares per person | 2.59 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.84 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 2.08 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.42 hectares per person | 1.26 hectares per person | 1.57 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 1.19 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9135 hectares per person | 0.8522 hectares per person | 0.9924 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7484 hectares per person | 0.6643 hectares per person | 0.8356 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6051 hectares per person | 0.5659 hectares per person | 0.6482 hectares per person | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6695 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 292.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania was 0.5659 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5659 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 67th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural area over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural area over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.