How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Tanzania
Tanzania: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.6813 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6813 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
117th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.6813 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1176 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.6813 metric tons per square kilometre for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 0.6813 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1176 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1966.
Tanzania ranks 117th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1182 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.1176 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1479 metric tons per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1757 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1741 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2159 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2073 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1784 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1854 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1974 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2394 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2639 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3077 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 0.241 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2064 metric tons per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 0.261 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1981 | 0.2641 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2607 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2741 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3171 metric tons per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3441 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3545 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3934 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4509 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4336 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.4746 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3745 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3789 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3798 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3314 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4126 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3724 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4093 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3998 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3582 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3723 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3894 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 0.376 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4044 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4164 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4293 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3847 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.488 metric tons per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3763 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3855 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4057 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.404 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.441 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4418 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3987 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4368 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.434 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4626 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4472 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5507 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5566 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6142 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6196 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6813 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.6813 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.6813 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1467 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1176 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1757 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.2243 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1784 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3077 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3353 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2607 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4509 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3891 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3314 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.4746 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4022 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3723 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.488 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4423 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3987 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5507 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6179 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.5566 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6813 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 114 Albania 0.7058 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 115 Dominica 0.6947 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 116 Poland 0.6937 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 118 Nicaragua 0.6694 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 119 Palestine 0.6458 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 120 Mauritania 0.6435 metric tons per square kilometre 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Tanzania?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Tanzania was 0.6813 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6813 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1176 metric tons per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Tanzania rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 117th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
How have things changed? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.