Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS was 5,831 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in United Republic of Tanzania, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inland water bodies — area from modis in United Republic of Tanzania is 5,831 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inland water bodies — area from modis in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 5,831 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,441 1000 ha, in 2006.
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 3rd of 20 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,684 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 5,694 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,624 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 5,550 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 5,478 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 5,441 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 5,620 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 5,620 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,559 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 5,586 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 5,522 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5,541 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5,538 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,506 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 5,498 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 5,542 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5,466 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 5,545 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 5,522 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5,685 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 5,774 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5,773 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,740 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 5,831 1000 ha | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,586 1000 ha | 5,441 1000 ha | 5,694 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,527 1000 ha | 5,466 1000 ha | 5,586 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,760 1000 ha | 5,685 1000 ha | 5,831 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 1 Canada 60,248 1000 ha compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,034 1000 ha compare
- 2 Russian Federation 42,293 1000 ha compare
- 3 Antarctica 37,923 1000 ha compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 17,833 1000 ha compare
- 5 Brazil 9,006 1000 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,925 1000 ha compare
- 6 China 8,896 1000 ha compare
- 6 Melanesia 1,440 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 inland water bodies — area from modis in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Inland water bodies — area from modis in United Republic of Tanzania was 5,831 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5,831 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from modis recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,441 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for inland water bodies — area from modis?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inland water bodies — area from modis rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Inland water bodies — 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.