Share of forest area within protected areas in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of forest area within protected areas was 34.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
34.5%
World rank
49th
of 197 countries
All-time high
34.5%
in 1990
All-time low
34.5%
in 1990
Years of data
10
1990–2025
Share of forest area within protected areas in Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 34.5% for share of forest area within protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Tanzania peaked at 34.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 1990.
That places Tanzania 49th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.5% | — |
| 2000 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +72.1% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | -41.9% |
| 2025 | 34.5% | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 34.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 34.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.5% | 34.5% | 34.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.5% | 34.5% | 34.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 34.5% | 59.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 34.5% | 34.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 46 Dominican Republic 35.2% compare
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 35.0% compare
- 48 Cambodia 34.8% compare
- 50 Azerbaijan 34.4% compare
- 51 Madagascar 34.4% compare
- 52 Nicaragua 34.2% 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 share of forest area within protected areas in Tanzania?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Tanzania was 34.5% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 1990.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Tanzania ranks 49th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).