Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Tanzania
Tanzania: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region was 8.10 million hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Tanzania, 2002–2024
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Tanzania is 8.10 million hectares, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Tanzania peaked at 17.58 million hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.10 million hectares, in 2024.
Tanzania ranks 11th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.74 million hectares | 11.30 million hectares | 17.58 million hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 12.30 million hectares | 9.46 million hectares | 15.77 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.03 million hectares | 8.10 million hectares | 10.00 million hectares | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Tanzania?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Tanzania was 8.10 million hectares in 2024, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 17.58 million hectares in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.10 million hectares in 2024.
- How does Tanzania rank for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Tanzania ranks 11th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires by region rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.