Namibia vs Tanzania: Land area in hectares
Land area in hectares over time
- Namibia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 88.58 million hectares against 82.33 million hectares in Namibia, a difference of 6.25 million hectares.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 34th and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 238 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.33 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 6.25 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 82.33 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 6.25 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 82.33 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 6.25 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 82.33 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 6.25 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 82.33 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 6.25 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 82.33 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 6.25 million hectares | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 82.33 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 6.25 million hectares | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in hectares, Namibia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 88.58 million hectares against 82.33 million hectares in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in hectares between Namibia and Tanzania?
- 6.25 million hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Tanzania rank globally for land area in hectares?
- Namibia ranks 34th and Tanzania ranks 32nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land area in hectares. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.