Land area in hectares in Tanzania
Tanzania: Land area in hectares was 88.58 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in hectares in Tanzania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares in Tanzania is 88.58 million hectares, measured 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, land area in hectares in Tanzania peaked at 88.58 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 88.58 million hectares, in 1961.
Tanzania ranks 31st of 233 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 88.58 million hectares | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares in Tanzania?
- Land area in hectares in Tanzania was 88.58 million hectares 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 land area in hectares recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 88.58 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.58 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for land area in hectares?
- Tanzania ranks 31st out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.