Annual change forest area in Tanzania
Tanzania: Annual change forest area was -469,000 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-469,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
233rd
of 235 countries
All-time high
-403,000
in 1991
All-time low
-469,000
in 2016
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change forest area in Tanzania is -469,000, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Tanzania peaked at -403,000 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -469,000, in 2016.
That places Tanzania 233rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -403,000 | — |
| 1992 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -403,000 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -469,000 | +16.4% |
| 2017 | -469,000 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -469,000 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -469,000 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -469,000 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -469,000 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -469,000 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -469,000 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -469,000 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -469,000 | -0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's -469,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848, 553.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's -469,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 62.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -403,000 | -403,000 | -403,000 | 9 |
| 2000s | -403,000 | -403,000 | -403,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | -429,400 | -469,000 | -403,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | -469,000 | -469,000 | -469,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More environment data for Tanzania
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3402 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.15 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Tanzania?
- Annual change forest area in Tanzania was -469,000 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was -403,000 in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -469,000 in 2016.
- How does Tanzania rank for annual change forest area?
- Tanzania ranks 233rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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