Forest area in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Forest area was 50.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 50.1% for forest area in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 64.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2023.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 52nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.8% | — |
| 1991 | 64.4% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 63.9% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 63.5% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 63.1% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 62.7% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 62.3% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 61.8% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 61.4% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 61.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 60.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 59.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 59.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 58.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 55.5% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 51.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.9% | 61.0% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 56.8% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 52.2% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.1% | 51.6% | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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 forest area in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Forest area in Tanzania, United Republic of was 50.1% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2023.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for forest area?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 52nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.