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

Latest (2024)
5,831 1000 ha
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
3rd
of 20 countries
All-time high
5,831 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
5,441 1000 ha
in 2006
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS in United Republic of Tanzania, 2001–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k2001201220242001: 5.7k 1000 ha2002: 5.7k 1000 ha2003: 5.6k 1000 ha2004: 5.6k 1000 ha2005: 5.5k 1000 ha2006: 5.4k 1000 ha2007: 5.6k 1000 ha2008: 5.6k 1000 ha2009: 5.6k 1000 ha2010: 5.6k 1000 ha2011: 5.5k 1000 ha2012: 5.5k 1000 ha2013: 5.5k 1000 ha2014: 5.5k 1000 ha2015: 5.5k 1000 ha2016: 5.5k 1000 ha2017: 5.5k 1000 ha2018: 5.5k 1000 ha2019: 5.5k 1000 ha2020: 5.7k 1000 ha2021: 5.8k 1000 ha2022: 5.8k 1000 ha2023: 5.7k 1000 ha2024: 5.8k 1000 ha

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Canada 60,248 1000 ha compare
  2. 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,034 1000 ha compare
  3. 2 Russian Federation 42,293 1000 ha compare
  4. 3 Antarctica 37,923 1000 ha compare
  5. 4 Kazakhstan 17,833 1000 ha compare
  6. 5 Brazil 9,006 1000 ha compare
  7. 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,925 1000 ha compare
  8. 6 China 8,896 1000 ha compare
  9. 6 Melanesia 1,440 1000 ha compare

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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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Indicator
Inland water bodies — 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.