Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Tanzania
Tanzania: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 30,854 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Tanzania, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 30,854 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Tanzania peaked at 31,369 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30,699 Square kilometres, in 2020.
Tanzania ranks 42nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31,369 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 31,134 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 31,078 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 30,931 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 30,699 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 30,854 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 30,854 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,430 Square kilometres, 5.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 30,854 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,514 Square kilometres, 2.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31,251 Square kilometres | 31,134 Square kilometres | 31,369 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 31,005 Square kilometres | 30,931 Square kilometres | 31,078 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 30,777 Square kilometres | 30,699 Square kilometres | 30,854 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More environment data for Tanzania
- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Tanzania?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Tanzania was 30,854 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 31,369 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,699 Square kilometres in 2020.
- How does Tanzania rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Tanzania ranks 42nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation