Grazing land use over the long term in Tanzania
Tanzania: Grazing land use over the long term was 24.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
24.00 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 202 countries
All-time high
24.00 million
in 2000
All-time low
4.15 million
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Tanzania, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long term in Tanzania stood at 24.00 million. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Tanzania peaked at 24.00 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.15 million, in 1000.
That places Tanzania 30th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long term in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 4.15 million | — |
| 1100 | 6.47 million | +55.9% |
| 1200 | 8.67 million | +33.9% |
| 1300 | 10.72 million | +23.6% |
| 1400 | 12.59 million | +17.5% |
| 1500 | 7.85 million | -37.6% |
| 1600 | 9.08 million | +15.7% |
| 1700 | 10.03 million | +10.4% |
| 1710 | 10.74 million | +7.1% |
| 1720 | 11.44 million | +6.5% |
| 1730 | 12.12 million | +6.0% |
| 1740 | 12.78 million | +5.5% |
| 1750 | 13.43 million | +5.1% |
| 1760 | 14.06 million | +4.7% |
| 1770 | 14.67 million | +4.3% |
| 1780 | 15.25 million | +4.0% |
| 1790 | 15.82 million | +3.7% |
| 1800 | 16.36 million | +3.4% |
| 1810 | 16.87 million | +3.1% |
| 1820 | 17.36 million | +2.9% |
| 1830 | 17.81 million | +2.6% |
| 1840 | 18.23 million | +2.3% |
| 1850 | 18.61 million | +2.1% |
| 1860 | 18.10 million | -2.7% |
| 1870 | 17.57 million | -2.9% |
| 1880 | 17.02 million | -3.1% |
| 1890 | 16.95 million | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 15.22 million | -10.2% |
| 1910 | 14.16 million | -6.9% |
| 1920 | 13.63 million | -3.7% |
| 1930 | 15.09 million | +10.7% |
| 1940 | 16.30 million | +8.0% |
| 1950 | 17.80 million | +9.2% |
| 1951 | 18.05 million | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 18.31 million | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 18.56 million | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 18.81 million | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 19.05 million | +1.3% |
| 1956 | 19.28 million | +1.2% |
| 1957 | 19.49 million | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 19.68 million | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 19.83 million | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 19.94 million | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 20.00 million | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 20.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 20.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 20.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 20.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 20.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 20.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 20.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 20.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 20.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 21.00 million | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 21.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 21.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 21.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 21.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 21.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 21.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 21.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 21.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 21.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 22.00 million | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 22.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 22.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 22.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 22.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 22.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 22.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 22.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 21.19 million | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 21.56 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 22.13 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 22.41 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 22.78 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 23.15 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 23.42 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 23.70 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 23.80 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 23.90 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 24.00 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.67 million | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.00 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.00 million | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 24.00 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.30 million, 7.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 24.00 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.45 million, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long term in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +55.9% | 4.15 million | 6.47 million |
| 1500 | -37.6% | 12.59 million | 7.85 million |
| 1200 | +33.9% | 6.47 million | 8.67 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 4.15 million | 4.15 million | 4.15 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 6.47 million | 6.47 million | 6.47 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 8.67 million | 8.67 million | 8.67 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 10.72 million | 10.72 million | 10.72 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 12.59 million | 12.59 million | 12.59 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 7.85 million | 7.85 million | 7.85 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 9.08 million | 9.08 million | 9.08 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 10.03 million | 10.03 million | 10.03 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 10.74 million | 10.74 million | 10.74 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 11.44 million | 11.44 million | 11.44 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 12.12 million | 12.12 million | 12.12 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 12.78 million | 12.78 million | 12.78 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 13.43 million | 13.43 million | 13.43 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 14.06 million | 14.06 million | 14.06 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 14.67 million | 14.67 million | 14.67 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 15.25 million | 15.25 million | 15.25 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 15.82 million | 15.82 million | 15.82 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 16.36 million | 16.36 million | 16.36 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 16.87 million | 16.87 million | 16.87 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 17.36 million | 17.36 million | 17.36 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 17.81 million | 17.81 million | 17.81 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 18.23 million | 18.23 million | 18.23 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 18.61 million | 18.61 million | 18.61 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 18.10 million | 18.10 million | 18.10 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 17.57 million | 17.57 million | 17.57 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 17.02 million | 17.02 million | 17.02 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 16.95 million | 16.95 million | 16.95 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 15.22 million | 15.22 million | 15.22 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 14.16 million | 14.16 million | 14.16 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 13.63 million | 13.63 million | 13.63 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 15.09 million | 15.09 million | 15.09 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 16.30 million | 16.30 million | 16.30 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 18.89 million | 17.80 million | 19.83 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.99 million | 19.94 million | 20.00 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.90 million | 20.00 million | 21.00 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.90 million | 21.00 million | 22.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.80 million | 21.19 million | 23.90 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.00 million | 24.00 million | 24.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.97 million | 23.67 million | 24.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.00 million | 24.00 million | 24.00 million | 6 |
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More environment data for Tanzania
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3402 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.15 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Tanzania?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Tanzania was 24.00 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 24.00 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 million in 1000.
- How does Tanzania rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Tanzania ranks 30th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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