Cropland — Area per capita in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.23 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
United Republic of Tanzania recorded 0.23 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 0.65 ha/cap in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.23 ha/cap, in 2024.
That places United Republic of Tanzania 5th out of 21 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.59 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.57 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.65 ha/cap | +14.0% |
| 1964 | 0.63 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.61 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.59 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 0.57 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.56 ha/cap | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.54 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.59 ha/cap | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 0.57 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.55 ha/cap | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.53 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.51 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.5 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.48 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.46 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.5 ha/cap | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.48 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.47 ha/cap | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.45 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.44 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.41 ha/cap | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.44 ha/cap | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.43 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.39 ha/cap | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.38 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.37 ha/cap | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.36 ha/cap | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.35 ha/cap | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.34 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.33 ha/cap | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.32 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 ha/cap | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3 ha/cap | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.59 ha/cap | 0.54 ha/cap | 0.65 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.517 ha/cap | 0.46 ha/cap | 0.59 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.428 ha/cap | 0.39 ha/cap | 0.47 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.338 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.244 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Cropland — area per capita in United Republic of Tanzania was 0.23 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 ha/cap in 1963.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for cropland — area per capita?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 5th out of 21 regions with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.