Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 49.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Republic of Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
United Republic of Tanzania recorded 49.0% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 65.7% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2025.
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 75th of 253 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.7% | — |
| 2000 | 61.1% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 51.6% | -4.9% |
| 2025 | 49.0% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.7% | 65.7% | 65.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 61.1% | 61.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 54.3% | 56.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 49.0% | 51.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 72 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 50.2% compare
- 73 Martinique 49.7% compare
- 74 Ecuador 49.6% compare
- 76 New Caledonia 48.8% compare
- 77 Polynesia 48.6% compare
- 78 Austria 47.3% compare
More environment data for United Republic of Tanzania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -38.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 13.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 23.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 4.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 10,645 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in United Republic of Tanzania was 49.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2025.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 75th out of 253 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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