Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 45.11 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
45.11 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 22 countries
All-time high
45.11 %
in 2022
All-time low
29.35 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural land — share in land area in United Republic of Tanzania is 45.11 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 45.11 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.35 %, in 1961.

That places United Republic of Tanzania 5th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 29.35 %
1962 29.35 % +0.0%
1963 30.48 % +3.9%
1964 30.48 % +0.0%
1965 30.48 % +0.0%
1966 30.48 % +0.0%
1967 30.48 % +0.0%
1968 30.48 % +0.0%
1969 30.48 % +0.0%
1970 31.61 % +3.7%
1971 32.74 % +3.6%
1972 32.74 % +0.0%
1973 32.74 % +0.0%
1974 32.74 % +0.0%
1975 32.74 % +0.0%
1976 32.74 % +0.0%
1977 32.74 % +0.0%
1978 33.87 % +3.5%
1979 33.87 % +0.0%
1980 33.87 % +0.0%
1981 35 % +3.3%
1982 35 % +0.0%
1983 35 % +0.0%
1984 35 % +0.0%
1985 36.13 % +3.2%
1986 36.13 % +0.0%
1987 36.13 % +0.0%
1988 36.13 % +0.0%
1989 36.13 % +0.0%
1990 35.21 % -2.5%
1991 35.63 % +1.2%
1992 36.05 % +1.2%
1993 36.47 % +1.2%
1994 36.89 % +1.2%
1995 37.31 % +1.1%
1996 37.73 % +1.1%
1997 38.05 % +0.8%
1998 38.16 % +0.3%
1999 38.27 % +0.3%
2000 38.38 % +0.3%
2001 38.5 % +0.3%
2002 38.61 % +0.3%
2003 38.69 % +0.2%
2004 39.23 % +1.4%
2005 39.86 % +1.6%
2006 40.49 % +1.6%
2007 41.11 % +1.5%
2008 41.73 % +1.5%
2009 41.97 % +0.6%
2010 42.21 % +0.6%
2011 42.45 % +0.6%
2012 42.69 % +0.6%
2013 42.92 % +0.5%
2014 43.16 % +0.6%
2015 43.4 % +0.6%
2016 43.64 % +0.6%
2017 43.88 % +0.5%
2018 44.12 % +0.5%
2019 44.36 % +0.5%
2020 44.68 % +0.7%
2021 44.68 % +0.0%
2022 45.11 % +1.0%
2023 45.11 % +0.0%
2024 45.11 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30.23 % 29.35 % 30.48 % 9
1970s 32.85 % 31.61 % 33.87 % 10
1980s 35.45 % 33.87 % 36.13 % 10
1990s 36.98 % 35.21 % 38.27 % 10
2000s 39.86 % 38.38 % 41.97 % 10
2010s 43.28 % 42.21 % 44.36 % 10
2020s 44.94 % 44.68 % 45.11 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in United Republic of Tanzania?
Agricultural land — share in land area in United Republic of Tanzania was 45.11 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 45.11 % in 2022.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 29.35 % in 1961.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 5th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.