15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or was 1,509 km2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in United Republic of Tanzania, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in United Republic of Tanzania is 1,509 km2, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 2,306 km2 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,509 km2, in 2021.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,118 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 2,306 km2 | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 2,003 km2 | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 1,923 km2 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1,674 km2 | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 1,509 km2 | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,212 km2 | 2,118 km2 | 2,306 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,867 km2 | 1,674 km2 | 2,003 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 1,509 km2 | 1,509 km2 | 1,509 km2 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in United Republic of Tanzania?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or in United Republic of Tanzania was 1,509 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,306 km2 in 2005.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,509 km2 in 2021.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 6th out of 15 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: shrubs and/or rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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