Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.0346 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Tanzania, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.0346 hectares per person for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.1151 hectares per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 hectares per person, in 2017.
That places Tanzania 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0984 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.1151 hectares per person | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1012 hectares per person | -12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1033 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0545 hectares per person | -47.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1134 hectares per person | +108.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0831 hectares per person | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 0.076 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0895 hectares per person | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0613 hectares per person | -31.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0695 hectares per person | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.059 hectares per person | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0487 hectares per person | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0497 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0579 hectares per person | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0298 hectares per person | -48.5% |
| 2018 | 0.04 hectares per person | +34.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0383 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0463 hectares per person | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0441 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0332 hectares per person | -24.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0326 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0409 hectares per person | +25.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0346 hectares per person | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0931 hectares per person | 0.0545 hectares per person | 0.1151 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0544 hectares per person | 0.0298 hectares per person | 0.0895 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0386 hectares per person | 0.0326 hectares per person | 0.0463 hectares per person | 6 |
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 area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Tanzania?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0346 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1151 hectares per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 hectares per person in 2017.
- How does Tanzania rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 28th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.