Tanzania vs Zambia: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Tanzania

177,886 hectares

in 2024

Zambia

168,811 hectares

in 2024

Tanzania rank

9th

Zambia rank

11th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Tanzania currently reports 177,886 hectares against 168,811 hectares in Zambia, a difference of 9,075 hectares.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Tanzania ahead.

Tanzania ranks 9th and Zambia ranks 11th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.