Grassland — Area from MODIS in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 39,390 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Area from MODIS in United Republic of Tanzania, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — area from modis in United Republic of Tanzania stood at 39,390 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 40,547 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34,237 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places United Republic of Tanzania 3rd out of 20 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 34,237 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 34,298 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 36,404 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 37,745 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 38,384 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 39,065 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 37,698 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 37,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38,518 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 38,718 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 39,250 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 39,146 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 39,104 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 38,588 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 39,281 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 39,341 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 39,831 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 39,091 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 39,281 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 38,199 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 38,726 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 40,372 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 40,547 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 39,390 1000 ha | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37,117 1000 ha | 34,237 1000 ha | 39,065 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 39,163 1000 ha | 38,588 1000 ha | 39,831 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,447 1000 ha | 38,199 1000 ha | 40,547 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 1 China 277,032 1000 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 276,956 1000 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 229,288 1000 ha compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 228,984 1000 ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 217,264 1000 ha compare
- 6 Australia 207,497 1000 ha 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, gaps filled 16,168 t (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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 26.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 24.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Grassland — area from modis in United Republic of Tanzania was 39,390 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 40,547 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,237 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for grassland — area from modis?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 3rd out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.