Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 27.09 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
27.09 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
63rd
of 209 countries
All-time high
27.09 percent
in 2000
All-time low
22.58 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tanzania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 27.09 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tanzania peaked at 27.09 percent in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.58 percent, in 1961.
That places Tanzania 63rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.58 percent | — |
| 1962 | 22.58 percent | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 22.58 percent | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 22.58 percent | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 22.58 percent | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 22.58 percent | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 22.58 percent | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 22.58 percent | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 22.58 percent | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 22.58 percent | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 23.71 percent | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 23.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 23.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 23.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 23.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 23.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 23.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 23.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 23.71 percent | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 24.84 percent | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 24.84 percent | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 24.84 percent | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 24.84 percent | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 24.84 percent | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 24.84 percent | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 24.84 percent | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 24.84 percent | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 24.84 percent | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 23.92 percent | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 24.34 percent | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 24.99 percent | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 25.29 percent | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 25.71 percent | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 26.13 percent | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 26.44 percent | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 26.76 percent | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 26.87 percent | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 26.98 percent | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 27.09 percent | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.73 percent | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 27.09 percent | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.09 percent | +0.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 27.09 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9 percent, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 27.09 percent is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.09 percent, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.58 percent | 22.58 percent | 22.58 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.6 percent | 22.58 percent | 23.71 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.73 percent | 23.71 percent | 24.84 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.74 percent | 23.92 percent | 26.98 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.09 percent | 27.09 percent | 27.09 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.05 percent | 26.73 percent | 27.09 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.09 percent | 27.09 percent | 27.09 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 60 Argentina 27.29 percent compare
- 61 Switzerland 27.12 percent compare
- 62 Luxembourg 27.1 percent compare
- 64 Zambia 26.9 percent compare
- 65 Uganda 26.51 percent compare
- 66 Norfolk Island 25 percent compare
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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tanzania?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Tanzania was 27.09 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 27.09 percent in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.58 percent in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Tanzania ranks 63rd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).