Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0036 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0036 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
58th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0196 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0036 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Tanzania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Tanzania is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0196 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Tanzania ranks 58th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0191 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0135 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.006 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0056 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.005 Square kilometres per person | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0049 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0036 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0036 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0175 Square kilometres per person | 0.0153 Square kilometres per person | 0.0196 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | 0.0111 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | 0.0072 Square kilometres per person | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0062 Square kilometres per person | 0.0055 Square kilometres per person | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | 0.0039 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 55 Armenia 0.0039 Square kilometres per person compare
- 56 Tunisia 0.0039 Square kilometres per person compare
- 57 Kenya 0.0038 Square kilometres per person compare
- 59 Panama 0.0034 Square kilometres per person compare
- 60 Iran 0.0033 Square kilometres per person compare
- 61 Senegal 0.0031 Square kilometres per person compare
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 use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Tanzania?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0036 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0196 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Tanzania rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 58th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.