What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2020.

What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0677 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.

How does Tanzania rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?

Tanzania ranks 68th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.

Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tanzania data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Tanzania

Name: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Tanzania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Tanzania: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre was 0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

68th

of 177 countries

All-time high

0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 2020

All-time low

0.0677 Square kilometres per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Tanzania is 0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0677 Square kilometres per square kilometre, in 1961.

Tanzania ranks 68th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 1961 to 2023.
Year	Square kilometres per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0677 Square kilometres per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0677 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.079 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+16.7%
1964	0.079 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1965	0.079 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.079 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1967	0.079 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.079 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.079 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1970	0.0903 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+14.3%
1971	0.0903 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.0903 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.0903 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.0903 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.0903 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1976	0.0903 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1977	0.0903 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1978	0.1016 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+12.5%
1979	0.1016 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.1016 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1981	0.1016 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1982	0.1016 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1983	0.1016 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1984	0.1016 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1985	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+11.1%
1986	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1987	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1989	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1990	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1992	0.1106 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-2.0%
1993	0.1118 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.0%
1994	0.1118 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.1118 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.0%
1997	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
1998	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	-0.0%
1999	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2000	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2001	0.114 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.0%
2002	0.1152 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.0%
2003	0.1159 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.7%
2004	0.1214 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+4.7%
2005	0.1277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+5.2%
2006	0.134 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+4.9%
2007	0.1402 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+4.6%
2008	0.1465 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+4.5%
2009	0.1489 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.6%
2010	0.1513 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.6%
2011	0.1537 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.6%
2012	0.1561 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.6%
2013	0.1585 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.5%
2014	0.1609 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.5%
2015	0.1632 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.5%
2016	0.1656 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.5%
2017	0.168 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.4%
2018	0.1704 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.4%
2019	0.1728 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.4%
2020	0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+1.4%
2021	0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2022	0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%
2023	0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre	+0.0%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

Tanzania's 0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1495 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Tanzania's 0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1539 Square kilometres per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0765 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0677 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.079 Square kilometres per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0926 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.0903 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1016 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.1072 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1016 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.1123 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1106 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.1277 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1129 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1489 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.162 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1513 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1728 Square kilometres per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre	0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

65 Barbados 0.186 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
66 North Macedonia 0.1808 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
67 Armenia 0.1785 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
69 Jamaica 0.1736 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
70 Israel 0.1722 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare
71 United States 0.1692 Square kilometres per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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)

All data for Tanzania →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Tanzania?: Land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre in Tanzania was 0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.1752 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0677 Square kilometres per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Tanzania rank for land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre?: Tanzania ranks 68th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — cropland, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land use hidden — Cropland ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Land use hidden — Cropland Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Land use hidden — Cropland, per square kilometre
Unit: Square kilometres per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 177 places, 10,465 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 25 September 2026

Land use hidden — Cropland divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.