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