Tree Cover Loss in Tanzania
Tanzania: Tree Cover Loss was 203,747 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tree Cover Loss in Tanzania, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, tree cover loss in Tanzania stood at 203,747 hectares.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and up 82.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in Tanzania peaked at 229,025 hectares in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66,892 hectares, in 2004.
Tanzania ranks 23rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102,713 hectares | 66,892 hectares | 164,248 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 158,459 hectares | 111,960 hectares | 198,221 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 195,078 hectares | 160,657 hectares | 229,025 hectares | 6 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in Tanzania?
- Tree cover loss in Tanzania was 203,747 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 229,025 hectares in 2023.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,892 hectares in 2004.
- How does Tanzania rank for tree cover loss?
- Tanzania ranks 23rd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.