Agricultural land use per person in Tanzania
Tanzania: Agricultural land use per person was 0.6077 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.6077 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
64th
of 202 countries
All-time high
5.75 hectares per person
in 1000
All-time low
0.6077 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Tanzania, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural land use per person in Tanzania stood at 0.6077 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Tanzania peaked at 5.75 hectares per person in 1000 and was at its lowest, 0.6077 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Tanzania 64th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural land use per person in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 5.75 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 5.64 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1200 | 5.52 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1300 | 5.38 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1400 | 5.23 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1500 | 5.05 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1600 | 4.84 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1700 | 4.58 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1710 | 4.55 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1720 | 4.52 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1730 | 4.48 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1740 | 4.45 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1750 | 4.42 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1760 | 4.38 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 1770 | 4.34 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1780 | 4.3 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1790 | 4.26 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1800 | 4.22 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1810 | 4.17 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1820 | 4.13 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1830 | 4.08 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1840 | 4.03 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1850 | 3.97 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1860 | 3.91 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1870 | 3.84 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1880 | 3.77 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1890 | 3.7 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1900 | 3.61 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1910 | 3.52 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1920 | 3.41 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1930 | 3.28 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1940 | 3.11 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1950 | 2.89 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1951 | 2.87 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 2.84 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 2.81 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 2.78 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1955 | 2.75 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 2.71 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 2.67 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 2.64 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 2.59 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1960 | 2.55 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1961 | 2.51 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 2.43 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 2.45 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 2.38 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 2.31 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 2.24 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 2.18 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 2.11 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 2.05 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 2.06 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 2.06 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 2 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.94 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.87 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 1.81 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 1.76 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.7 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.71 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.66 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 1.61 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.61 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.56 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 1.51 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 1.46 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.47 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.42 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.38 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 1.34 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 1.3 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.23 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.2 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.17 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.15 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.12 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.08 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.07 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.04 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.02 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.9948 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.971 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9472 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9225 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9087 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.8961 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8828 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8687 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.8545 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8326 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.834 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8142 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7887 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7779 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7612 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.7453 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7303 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.716 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7025 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6895 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6772 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6606 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6448 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6327 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6199 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.6077 hectares per person | -2.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.6077 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4893 hectares per person, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.6077 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5841 hectares per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 5.75 hectares per person | 5.75 hectares per person | 5.75 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 5.64 hectares per person | 5.64 hectares per person | 5.64 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 5.52 hectares per person | 5.52 hectares per person | 5.52 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 5.38 hectares per person | 5.38 hectares per person | 5.38 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 5.23 hectares per person | 5.23 hectares per person | 5.23 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 5.05 hectares per person | 5.05 hectares per person | 5.05 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 4.84 hectares per person | 4.84 hectares per person | 4.84 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 4.58 hectares per person | 4.58 hectares per person | 4.58 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 4.55 hectares per person | 4.55 hectares per person | 4.55 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 4.52 hectares per person | 4.52 hectares per person | 4.52 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 4.48 hectares per person | 4.48 hectares per person | 4.48 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 4.45 hectares per person | 4.45 hectares per person | 4.45 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 4.42 hectares per person | 4.42 hectares per person | 4.42 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 4.38 hectares per person | 4.38 hectares per person | 4.38 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 4.34 hectares per person | 4.34 hectares per person | 4.34 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 4.3 hectares per person | 4.3 hectares per person | 4.3 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 4.26 hectares per person | 4.26 hectares per person | 4.26 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.22 hectares per person | 4.22 hectares per person | 4.22 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.17 hectares per person | 4.17 hectares per person | 4.17 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 4.13 hectares per person | 4.13 hectares per person | 4.13 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 4.08 hectares per person | 4.08 hectares per person | 4.08 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 4.03 hectares per person | 4.03 hectares per person | 4.03 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 3.97 hectares per person | 3.97 hectares per person | 3.97 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 3.91 hectares per person | 3.91 hectares per person | 3.91 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 3.84 hectares per person | 3.84 hectares per person | 3.84 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 3.77 hectares per person | 3.77 hectares per person | 3.77 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 3.7 hectares per person | 3.7 hectares per person | 3.7 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.61 hectares per person | 3.61 hectares per person | 3.61 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 3.52 hectares per person | 3.52 hectares per person | 3.52 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 3.41 hectares per person | 3.41 hectares per person | 3.41 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 3.28 hectares per person | 3.28 hectares per person | 3.28 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 3.11 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | 3.11 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 2.75 hectares per person | 2.59 hectares per person | 2.89 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.32 hectares per person | 2.05 hectares per person | 2.55 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.86 hectares per person | 1.66 hectares per person | 2.06 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 hectares per person | 1.3 hectares per person | 1.61 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 hectares per person | 1.02 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9079 hectares per person | 0.8326 hectares per person | 0.9948 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.756 hectares per person | 0.6895 hectares per person | 0.834 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6405 hectares per person | 0.6077 hectares per person | 0.6772 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 61 Burkina Faso 0.6318 hectares per person compare
- 62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.6288 hectares per person compare
- 63 Venezuela 0.6137 hectares per person compare
- 65 New Caledonia 0.5965 hectares per person compare
- 66 Cuba 0.5953 hectares per person compare
- 67 Romania 0.5949 hectares 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 agricultural land use per person in Tanzania?
- Agricultural land use per person in Tanzania was 0.6077 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.75 hectares per person in 1000.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6077 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Tanzania ranks 64th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.