Tanzania vs Uganda: Breakdown of habitable land area
Tanzania
5.55 million hectares
in 2019
Uganda
3.62 million hectares
in 2019
Tanzania rank
10th
Uganda rank
11th
Breakdown of habitable land area over time
- Tanzania
- Uganda
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 5.55 million hectares against 3.62 million hectares in Uganda, a difference of 1.93 million hectares.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.5 times Uganda's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Tanzania ranks 10th and Uganda ranks 11th of 235 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher breakdown of habitable land area, Tanzania or Uganda?
- Tanzania, at 5.55 million hectares against 3.62 million hectares in Uganda as of 2019.
- What is the difference in breakdown of habitable land area between Tanzania and Uganda?
- 1.93 million hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Uganda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Tanzania and Uganda rank globally for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Tanzania ranks 10th and Uganda ranks 11th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.