Forest area, annual growth rate in Tanzania
Tanzania: Forest area, annual growth rate was -1.07 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area, annual growth rate in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area, annual growth rate in Tanzania is -1.07 % change on previous year, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in Tanzania peaked at -0.6929 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.07 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Tanzania 214th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest area, annual growth rate in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6929 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.6977 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1993 | -0.7026 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1994 | -0.7076 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1995 | -0.7126 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.7177 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1997 | -0.7229 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1998 | -0.7282 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.7335 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.7389 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.7444 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 2002 | -0.75 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2003 | -0.7557 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2004 | -0.7614 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2005 | -0.7673 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2006 | -0.7732 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2007 | -0.7792 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2008 | -0.7854 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2009 | -0.7916 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2010 | -0.7979 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2011 | -0.8043 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2012 | -0.8108 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2013 | -0.8175 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2014 | -0.8242 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2015 | -0.831 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2016 | -0.9753 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 2017 | -0.9849 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2018 | -0.9947 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2019 | -1 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2020 | -1.01 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2021 | -1.03 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2022 | -1.04 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2023 | -1.05 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2024 | -1.06 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2025 | -1.07 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's -1.07 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.029 % change on previous year, 36.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's -1.07 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3457 % change on previous year, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7128 % change on previous year | -0.7335 % change on previous year | -0.6929 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.7647 % change on previous year | -0.7916 % change on previous year | -0.7389 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8845 % change on previous year | -1 % change on previous year | -0.7979 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.04 % change on previous year | -1.07 % change on previous year | -1.01 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 211 Iraq -0.9446 % change on previous year compare
- 212 Mali -0.9509 % change on previous year compare
- 213 Myanmar -1.06 % change on previous year compare
- 215 Paraguay -1.13 % change on previous year compare
- 216 Uganda -1.17 % change on previous year compare
- 217 Benin -1.18 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Tanzania
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area, annual growth rate in Tanzania?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in Tanzania was -1.07 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6929 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.07 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Tanzania ranks 214th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.