What is land area in Tanzania?

Land area in Tanzania was 88.58 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 88.58 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 88.58 million hectares in 1961.

How does Tanzania rank for land area?

Tanzania ranks 14th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Tanzania data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Tanzania

Name: Land area in Tanzania
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tanzania: Land area was 88.58 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

88.58 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

14th

of 53 countries

All-time high

88.58 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

88.58 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Tanzania, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

In 2011, land area in Tanzania stood at 88.58 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Tanzania peaked at 88.58 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 88.58 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Tanzania 14th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	88.58 million hectares	88.58 million hectares	88.58 million hectares	9
1970s	88.58 million hectares	88.58 million hectares	88.58 million hectares	10
1980s	88.58 million hectares	88.58 million hectares	88.58 million hectares	10
1990s	88.58 million hectares	88.58 million hectares	88.58 million hectares	10
2000s	88.58 million hectares	88.58 million hectares	88.58 million hectares	10
2010s	88.58 million hectares	88.58 million hectares	88.58 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Tanzania

11 Ethiopia 100.00 million hectares compare
12 Egypt 99.55 million hectares compare
13 Nigeria 91.08 million hectares compare
15 Namibia 82.33 million hectares compare
16 Mozambique 78.64 million hectares compare
17 Zambia 74.34 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
Rural population 63.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.91 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 22.91 (2025)
Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)

All data for Tanzania →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Tanzania?: Land area in Tanzania was 88.58 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 88.58 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 88.58 million hectares in 1961.
How does Tanzania rank for land area?: Tanzania ranks 14th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.