Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.2257 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania is 0.2257 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.6482 hectares per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2257 hectares per person, in 2025.
Tanzania ranks 65th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5762 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5889 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5721 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6482 hectares per person | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6291 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6102 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.5918 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5738 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.5555 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.5369 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5929 hectares per person | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5726 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5525 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.533 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5141 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4957 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.478 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.461 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5007 hectares per person | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4841 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.469 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4549 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4412 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4269 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.4132 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4444 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4299 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4161 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4037 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3931 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.383 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3735 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3569 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3494 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3362 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3258 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3231 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3168 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3084 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3003 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2919 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2869 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2824 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2769 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2823 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2888 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2946 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2997 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3048 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3022 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2994 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2957 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2918 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2875 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.283 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.278 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2726 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2675 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2629 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2587 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2546 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.247 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2399 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2359 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2307 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2257 hectares per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5883 hectares per person | 0.5369 hectares per person | 0.6482 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5185 hectares per person | 0.461 hectares per person | 0.5929 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4293 hectares per person | 0.3931 hectares per person | 0.469 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3374 hectares per person | 0.3003 hectares per person | 0.383 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.291 hectares per person | 0.2769 hectares per person | 0.3048 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2797 hectares per person | 0.2587 hectares per person | 0.2994 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.239 hectares per person | 0.2257 hectares per person | 0.2546 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)
- 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)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5659 hectares per person (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 cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania?
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Tanzania was 0.2257 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6482 hectares per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2257 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland extent 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.
Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland extent 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
Cropland extent 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.