Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Tanzania
Tanzania: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 1.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Tanzania, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Tanzania stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Tanzania peaked at 1.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1990.
That places Tanzania 19th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1 |
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 annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Tanzania?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Tanzania was 1.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Tanzania ranks 19th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.