Arable land use per person in Tanzania
Tanzania: Arable land use per person was 0.2027 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Tanzania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Tanzania is 0.2027 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Tanzania peaked at 0.5648 hectares per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2027 hectares per person, in 2023.
Tanzania ranks 60th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5061 hectares per person | 0.4602 hectares per person | 0.5648 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.455 hectares per person | 0.4034 hectares per person | 0.5188 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3839 hectares per person | 0.3538 hectares per person | 0.4169 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3014 hectares per person | 0.2613 hectares per person | 0.3447 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.249 hectares per person | 0.2303 hectares per person | 0.266 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2437 hectares per person | 0.2251 hectares per person | 0.2611 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2119 hectares per person | 0.2027 hectares per person | 0.2215 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More environment data for Tanzania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 102.53 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.5 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 43.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 5.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 6.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0551 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 59.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0064 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0605 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Tanzania?
- Arable land use per person in Tanzania was 0.2027 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5648 hectares per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2027 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for arable land use per person?
- Tanzania ranks 60th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.