Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.0059 sq. km per person for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0255 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Tanzania ranks 70th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0255 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0248 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.025 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0243 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0235 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0228 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0221 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0214 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0207 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0208 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.02 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0193 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0186 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.018 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0167 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0161 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0156 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0152 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0138 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0133 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0129 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0126 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0118 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0116 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0114 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0111 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0109 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0107 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0102 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0099 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0095 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0091 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.009 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0087 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0084 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0076 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.007 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0066 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0065 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0234 sq. km per person | 0.0207 sq. km per person | 0.0255 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0184 sq. km per person | 0.0161 sq. km per person | 0.0208 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0142 sq. km per person | 0.0126 sq. km per person | 0.0157 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0111 sq. km per person | 0.0102 sq. km per person | 0.0119 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0091 sq. km per person | 0.0085 sq. km per person | 0.0099 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 0.0066 sq. km per person | 0.0084 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0062 sq. km per person | 0.0059 sq. km per person | 0.0065 sq. km per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6312 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania?
- Agricultural land (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0255 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land (sq. km), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for agricultural land (sq. km), per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 70th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. 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 land (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agricultural land FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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 land (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.