Cropland — Share in Land area in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Cropland — Share in Land area was 17.99 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.99 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 22 countries
All-time high
17.99 %
in 2022
All-time low
6.77 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Share in Land area in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024

05101520196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, cropland — share in land area in United Republic of Tanzania stood at 17.99 %. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 17.99 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.77 %, in 1961.

United Republic of Tanzania ranks 8th of 22 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Cropland — Share in Land area in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Cropland — Share in Land area in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2024.
Year % Change
1961 6.77 %
1962 6.77 % +0.0%
1963 7.9 % +16.7%
1964 7.9 % +0.0%
1965 7.9 % +0.0%
1966 7.9 % +0.0%
1967 7.9 % +0.0%
1968 7.9 % +0.0%
1969 7.9 % +0.0%
1970 9.03 % +14.3%
1971 9.03 % +0.0%
1972 9.03 % +0.0%
1973 9.03 % +0.0%
1974 9.03 % +0.0%
1975 9.03 % +0.0%
1976 9.03 % +0.0%
1977 9.03 % +0.0%
1978 10.16 % +12.5%
1979 10.16 % +0.0%
1980 10.16 % +0.0%
1981 10.16 % +0.0%
1982 10.16 % +0.0%
1983 10.16 % +0.0%
1984 10.16 % +0.0%
1985 11.29 % +11.1%
1986 11.29 % +0.0%
1987 11.29 % +0.0%
1988 11.29 % +0.0%
1989 11.29 % +0.0%
1990 11.29 % +0.0%
1991 11.29 % +0.0%
1992 11.29 % +0.0%
1993 11.29 % +0.0%
1994 11.29 % +0.0%
1995 11.29 % +0.0%
1996 11.29 % +0.0%
1997 11.29 % +0.0%
1998 11.29 % +0.0%
1999 11.29 % +0.0%
2000 11.35 % +0.5%
2001 11.4 % +0.4%
2002 11.52 % +1.1%
2003 11.59 % +0.6%
2004 12.14 % +4.7%
2005 12.77 % +5.2%
2006 13.4 % +4.9%
2007 14.02 % +4.6%
2008 14.65 % +4.5%
2009 14.89 % +1.6%
2010 15.13 % +1.6%
2011 15.37 % +1.6%
2012 15.61 % +1.6%
2013 15.85 % +1.5%
2014 16.09 % +1.5%
2015 16.32 % +1.4%
2016 16.56 % +1.5%
2017 16.8 % +1.4%
2018 17.04 % +1.4%
2019 17.28 % +1.4%
2020 17.56 % +1.6%
2021 17.56 % +0.0%
2022 17.99 % +2.4%
2023 17.99 % +0.0%
2024 17.99 % +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.65 % 6.77 % 7.9 % 9
1970s 9.26 % 9.03 % 10.16 % 10
1980s 10.72 % 10.16 % 11.29 % 10
1990s 11.29 % 11.29 % 11.29 % 10
2000s 12.77 % 11.35 % 14.89 % 10
2010s 16.21 % 15.13 % 17.28 % 10
2020s 17.82 % 17.56 % 17.99 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — share in land area in United Republic of Tanzania?
Cropland — share in land area in United Republic of Tanzania was 17.99 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 17.99 % in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 6.77 % in 1961.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for cropland — share in land area?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 8th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cropland — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 15,866 data points, 1961–2024
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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.