Change forest area share total in Tanzania
Tanzania: Change forest area share total was -1.08 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-1.08
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
214th
of 228 countries
All-time high
-0.6977
in 1991
All-time low
-1.08
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded -1.08 for change forest area share total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Tanzania peaked at -0.6977 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.08, in 2025.
Tanzania ranks 214th of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6977 | — |
| 1992 | -0.7026 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | -0.7076 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -0.7126 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | -0.7177 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.7229 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | -0.7282 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | -0.7335 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.7389 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.7444 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.75 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | -0.7557 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | -0.7614 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | -0.7673 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | -0.7732 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | -0.7792 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | -0.7854 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | -0.7916 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | -0.7979 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | -0.8043 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | -0.8108 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | -0.8175 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | -0.8242 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | -0.831 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | -0.838 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | -0.9849 | +17.5% |
| 2017 | -0.9947 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | -1 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | -1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | -1.03 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | -1.04 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | -1.05 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | -1.06 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | -1.07 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | -1.08 | +1.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's -1.08 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 37.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's -1.08 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.718 | -0.7389 | -0.6977 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.7706 | -0.7979 | -0.7444 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8925 | -1.01 | -0.8043 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.05 | -1.08 | -1.03 | 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 change forest area share total in Tanzania?
- Change forest area share total in Tanzania was -1.08 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6977 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.08 in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for change forest area share total?
- Tanzania ranks 214th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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