Kenya vs Tanzania: Grazing land use over the long term
Kenya
21.30 million
in 2025
Tanzania
24.00 million
in 2025
Kenya rank
32nd
Tanzania rank
30th
Grazing land use over the long term over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 24.00 million against 21.30 million in Kenya, a difference of 2.70 million.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tanzania ahead.
Kenya ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 30th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 38.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.52 million | 4.15 million | 625,350 | Tanzania |
| 1100s | 4.14 million | 6.47 million | 2.33 million | Tanzania |
| 1200s | 4.76 million | 8.67 million | 3.91 million | Tanzania |
| 1300s | 5.38 million | 10.72 million | 5.34 million | Tanzania |
| 1400s | 5.99 million | 12.59 million | 6.60 million | Tanzania |
| 1500s | 6.61 million | 7.85 million | 1.24 million | Tanzania |
| 1600s | 7.71 million | 9.08 million | 1.37 million | Tanzania |
| 1700s | 8.81 million | 10.03 million | 1.22 million | Tanzania |
| 1710s | 9.21 million | 10.74 million | 1.53 million | Tanzania |
| 1720s | 9.61 million | 11.44 million | 1.83 million | Tanzania |
| 1730s | 10.00 million | 12.12 million | 2.11 million | Tanzania |
| 1740s | 10.40 million | 12.78 million | 2.38 million | Tanzania |
| 1750s | 10.80 million | 13.43 million | 2.63 million | Tanzania |
| 1760s | 10.98 million | 14.06 million | 3.08 million | Tanzania |
| 1770s | 11.14 million | 14.67 million | 3.52 million | Tanzania |
| 1780s | 11.30 million | 15.25 million | 3.95 million | Tanzania |
| 1790s | 11.44 million | 15.82 million | 4.37 million | Tanzania |
| 1800s | 11.58 million | 16.36 million | 4.78 million | Tanzania |
| 1810s | 11.71 million | 16.87 million | 5.17 million | Tanzania |
| 1820s | 11.82 million | 17.36 million | 5.54 million | Tanzania |
| 1830s | 11.93 million | 17.81 million | 5.88 million | Tanzania |
| 1840s | 12.03 million | 18.23 million | 6.20 million | Tanzania |
| 1850s | 12.12 million | 18.61 million | 6.49 million | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 12.61 million | 18.10 million | 5.48 million | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 13.13 million | 17.57 million | 4.44 million | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 13.80 million | 17.02 million | 3.22 million | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 14.51 million | 16.95 million | 2.45 million | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 13.53 million | 15.22 million | 1.69 million | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 12.24 million | 14.16 million | 1.92 million | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 11.76 million | 13.63 million | 1.87 million | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 13.65 million | 15.09 million | 1.44 million | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 15.38 million | 16.30 million | 926,400 | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 18.70 million | 18.89 million | 187,770 | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 21.14 million | 19.99 million | 1.15 million | Kenya |
| 1970s | 21.30 million | 20.90 million | 400,000 | Kenya |
| 1980s | 21.30 million | 21.90 million | 600,000 | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 21.30 million | 22.80 million | 1.50 million | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 21.30 million | 24.00 million | 2.70 million | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 21.30 million | 23.97 million | 2.67 million | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 21.30 million | 24.00 million | 2.70 million | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long term, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 24.00 million against 21.30 million in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long term between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 2.70 million, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for grazing land use over the long term?
- Kenya ranks 32nd and Tanzania ranks 30th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.