Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania is 0.0067 sq. km per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.022 sq. km per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 sq. km per person, in 2023.
That places Tanzania 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.022 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0213 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0206 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0199 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.019 sq. km per person | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0183 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0173 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0168 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0162 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0157 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0151 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0147 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0142 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0132 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0128 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0123 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0119 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0115 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0112 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0108 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0104 sq. km per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.01 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0096 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0092 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0088 sq. km per person | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0085 sq. km per person | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 sq. km per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0075 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0072 sq. km per person | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 sq. km per person | -3.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0067 sq. km per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0022 sq. km per person, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0067 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.003 sq. km per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0189 sq. km per person | 0.0162 sq. km per person | 0.022 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0135 sq. km per person | 0.0115 sq. km per person | 0.0157 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 sq. km per person | 0.0078 sq. km per person | 0.0112 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 sq. km per person | 0.0067 sq. km per person | 0.0075 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 52 Cameroon 0.0071 sq. km per person compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0069 sq. km per person compare
- 54 Ecuador 0.0068 sq. km per person compare
- 56 East Timor 0.0066 sq. km per person compare
- 57 South Sudan 0.0062 sq. km per person compare
- 58 Argentina 0.0062 sq. km per person compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Tanzania was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.022 sq. km per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 55th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. 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 Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (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.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, 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
Forest area (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.