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 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.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.