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
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 16,168 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 13.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 23.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 26.75 % change on previous year (2024)
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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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About this data
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.