Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Tanzania
Tanzania: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre was 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 2002–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Tanzania is 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.3% on the previous year and up 155.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre, in 2014.
Tanzania ranks 18th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0.0116 hectares per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0066 hectares per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0126 hectares per square kilometre | +91.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0126 hectares per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre | -72.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 hectares per square kilometre | +136.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0049 hectares per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2010 | 0.008 hectares per square kilometre | +64.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 hectares per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0055 hectares per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | -56.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 hectares per square kilometre | +181.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 hectares per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 hectares per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 hectares per square kilometre | +134.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0071 hectares per square kilometre | +51.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0103 hectares per square kilometre | +46.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre | +35.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0034 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0126 hectares per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0058 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0081 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.009 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 15 Congo 0.0173 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 16 Brazil 0.0166 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 17 Ghana 0.0159 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 19 Rwanda 0.0131 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 20 Zambia 0.0124 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 21 Argentina 0.012 hectares 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 wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Tanzania?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre in Tanzania was 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0139 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Tanzania rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 18th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 155.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned by land cover type 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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing 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
Wildfire area burned by land cover type 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.