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
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Tanzania, 1961–2023
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.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9309 | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 1.02 | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9903 | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9572 | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.8535 | -10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8906 | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9224 | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.8764 | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.9755 | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 1 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.9689 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.902 | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8925 | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7976 | -10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.7633 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.717 | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8037 | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7629 | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8086 | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7828 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7548 | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7194 | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.704 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7621 | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7382 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7364 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7707 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7218 | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7036 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6789 | -3.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6796 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6937 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.7207 | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6635 | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6412 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6712 | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6094 | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6134 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6093 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5428 | -10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4306 | -20.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5104 | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4469 | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4719 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.46 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4706 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4907 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4866 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4211 | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3891 | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3777 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3526 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3326 | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3227 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3539 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3696 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3513 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3491 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3553 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3553 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.36 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3437 | -4.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.3437 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.3437 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
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
Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).