Land area in square kilometres in Tanzania
Tanzania: Land area in square kilometres was 885,800 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in square kilometres in Tanzania, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in square kilometres in Tanzania is 885,800 sq. km, 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 square kilometres in Tanzania peaked at 885,800 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 885,800 sq. km, in 1961.
Tanzania ranks 31st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 885,800 sq. km | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in square kilometres in Tanzania?
- Land area in square kilometres in Tanzania was 885,800 sq. km in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land area in square kilometres recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 885,800 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in square kilometres recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 885,800 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for land area in square kilometres?
- Tanzania ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in square kilometres 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in square kilometres. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total land area, measured in square kilometres (km²). 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.