Share of land area that is protected in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share of land area that is protected was 39.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Tanzania, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
In 2025, share of land area that is protected in Tanzania stood at 39.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Tanzania peaked at 40.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2013.
Tanzania ranks 13th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 31.9% | — |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 39.9% | -0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 39.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.8%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 39.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.5% | 31.9% | 38.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 39.1% | 38.2% | 40.0% | 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 share of land area that is protected in Tanzania?
- Share of land area that is protected in Tanzania was 39.9% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2013.
- How does Tanzania rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Tanzania ranks 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.