Share global forest in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share global forest was 1.05 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.05
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
19th
of 235 countries
All-time high
1.34
in 1990
All-time low
1.05
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Tanzania stood at 1.05. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Tanzania peaked at 1.34 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.05, in 2025.
Tanzania ranks 19th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.34 | — |
| 1991 | 1.33 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.33 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.32 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.31 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.31 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.3 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.3 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 1.29 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.28 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.28 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.27 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.26 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.25 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1.24 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.24 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.23 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.22 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.21 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.19 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.18 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.18 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.17 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.16 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.15 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.14 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.13 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.12 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.11 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 1.06 | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 1.05 | -0.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.05 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 11.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.05 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 9.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.31 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 | 1.2 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 | 1.11 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 16 Argentina 1.13 compare
- 17 Central African Republic 1.09 compare
- 18 Zambia 1.08 compare
- 20 Papua New Guinea 0.8219 compare
- 21 Mozambique 0.7788 compare
- 22 Sweden 0.6747 compare
More environment data for Tanzania
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.3402 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 27.15 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Tanzania?
- Share global forest in Tanzania was 1.05 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for share global forest?
- Tanzania ranks 19th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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