Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Tanzania

Tanzania: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.3437 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.3437
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
92nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 1963
All-time low
0.3227
in 2015
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Tanzania, 1961–2023

0.40.60.81196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Tanzania is 0.3437, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Tanzania peaked at 1.02 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3227, in 2015.

That places Tanzania 92nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.9374 0.8535 1.02 9
1970s 0.8584 0.717 1 10
1980s 0.7499 0.704 0.8086 10
1990s 0.6675 0.6094 0.7207 10
2000s 0.492 0.4306 0.6093 10
2010s 0.362 0.3227 0.4211 10
2020s 0.3536 0.3437 0.36 4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 89 Botswana 0.3512 compare
  2. 90 Spain 0.3471 compare
  3. 91 Portugal 0.3471 compare
  4. 93 Congo 0.3344 compare
  5. 94 Afghanistan 0.3342 compare
  6. 95 Australia 0.3331 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Tanzania?
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Tanzania was 0.3437 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1963.
What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3227 in 2015.
How does Tanzania rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
Tanzania ranks 92nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).