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

Latest (2024)
39,390 1000 ha
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
3rd
of 20 regions
All-time high
40,547 1000 ha
in 2023
All-time low
34,237 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in United Republic of Tanzania, 2001–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2001201220242001: 34.2k 1000 ha2002: 34.3k 1000 ha2003: 36.4k 1000 ha2004: 37.7k 1000 ha2005: 38.4k 1000 ha2006: 39.1k 1000 ha2007: 37.7k 1000 ha2008: 37.7k 1000 ha2009: 38.5k 1000 ha2010: 38.7k 1000 ha2011: 39.3k 1000 ha2012: 39.1k 1000 ha2013: 39.1k 1000 ha2014: 38.6k 1000 ha2015: 39.3k 1000 ha2016: 39.3k 1000 ha2017: 39.8k 1000 ha2018: 39.1k 1000 ha2019: 39.3k 1000 ha2020: 38.2k 1000 ha2021: 38.7k 1000 ha2022: 40.4k 1000 ha2023: 40.5k 1000 ha2024: 39.4k 1000 ha

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

Annual values for Grassland — Area from MODIS in United Republic of Tanzania, 2001 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 China 277,032 1000 ha compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 276,956 1000 ha compare
  3. 3 Russian Federation 229,288 1000 ha compare
  4. 4 Kazakhstan 228,984 1000 ha compare
  5. 5 Australia and New Zealand 217,264 1000 ha compare
  6. 6 Australia 207,497 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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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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Indicator
Grassland — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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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.