What is land area in Tanzania?

Land area in Tanzania was 885,800 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 885,800 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 885,800 sq. km in 1961.

How does Tanzania rank for land area?

Tanzania ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.

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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Tanzania

Name: Land area in Tanzania
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tanzania: Land area was 885,800 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

885,800 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

31st

of 215 countries

All-time high

885,800 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

885,800 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Tanzania, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Tanzania is 885,800 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Tanzania peaked at 885,800 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 885,800 sq. km, in 1961.

Tanzania ranks 31st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	9
1970s	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	10
1980s	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	10
1990s	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	10
2000s	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	10
2010s	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	10
2020s	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	885,800 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

28 Mauritania 1.03 million sq. km compare
29 Egypt 995,450 sq. km compare
30 Nigeria 910,770 sq. km compare
32 Venezuela 882,050 sq. km compare
33 Namibia 823,290 sq. km compare
34 Mozambique 786,380 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania

Agriculture share gdp 22.91 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.91 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Rural population 63.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.96 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Tanzania?: Land area in Tanzania was 885,800 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 885,800 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 885,800 sq. km in 1961.
How does Tanzania rank for land area?: Tanzania ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 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.