Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tanzania
Tanzania: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 553,040 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tanzania stood at 553,040 hectares. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tanzania peaked at 553,040 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 553,040 hectares, in 1990.
That places Tanzania 54th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 553,040 hectares | 553,040 hectares | 553,040 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 553,040 hectares | 553,040 hectares | 553,040 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 553,040 hectares | 553,040 hectares | 553,040 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 553,040 hectares | 553,040 hectares | 553,040 hectares | 6 |
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tanzania?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Tanzania was 553,040 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 553,040 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 553,040 hectares in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Tanzania ranks 54th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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