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Forest area — Tanzania

Forest area in Tanzania in 2023 — 443,380 km². Ranked 16 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 22.7%.

2023 443,380 km² −1.05% vs 2022
World rank 16of 213
Period maximum 573,900 km²1990
Period minimum 443,380 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Tanzania, 1990–2023400,000450,000500,000550,000600,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 573,900 km²1991: 570,180 km²1992: 566,460 km²1993: 562,740 km²1994: 559,020 km²1995: 555,300 km²1996: 551,580 km²1997: 547,860 km²1998: 544,140 km²1999: 540,420 km²2000: 536,700 km²2001: 532,980 km²2002: 529,260 km²2003: 525,540 km²2004: 521,820 km²2005: 518,100 km²2006: 514,380 km²2007: 510,660 km²2008: 506,940 km²2009: 503,220 km²2010: 499,500 km²2011: 495,780 km²2012: 492,060 km²2013: 488,340 km²2014: 484,620 km²2015: 480,900 km²2016: 476,210 km²2017: 471,520 km²2018: 466,830 km²2019: 462,140 km²2020: 457,450 km²2021: 452,760 km²2022: 448,070 km²2023: 443,380 km²
Change over the period: −130,520 (−22.74%) Average annual rate: -0.78 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 443,380 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Eastern Africa computed 1.94M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 443,380 −4,690 −1.05%
2022 448,070 −4,690 −1.04%
2021 452,760 −4,690 −1.03%
2020 457,450 −4,690 −1.01%
2019 462,140 −4,690 −1%
2018 466,830 −4,690 −0.99%
2017 471,520 −4,690 −0.98%
2016 476,210 −4,690 −0.98%
2015 480,900 −3,720 −0.77%
2014 484,620 −3,720 −0.76%
2013 488,340 −3,720 −0.76%
2012 492,060 −3,720 −0.75%
2011 495,780 −3,720 −0.74%
2010 499,500 −3,720 −0.74%
2009 503,220 −3,720 −0.73%
2008 506,940 −3,720 −0.73%
2007 510,660 −3,720 −0.72%
2006 514,380 −3,720 −0.72%
2005 518,100 −3,720 −0.71%
2004 521,820 −3,720 −0.71%
2003 525,540 −3,720 −0.7%
2002 529,260 −3,720 −0.7%
2001 532,980 −3,720 −0.69%
2000 536,700 −3,720 −0.69%
1999 540,420 −3,720 −0.68%
1998 544,140 −3,720 −0.68%
1997 547,860 −3,720 −0.67%
1996 551,580 −3,720 −0.67%
1995 555,300 −3,720 −0.67%
1994 559,020 −3,720 −0.66%
1993 562,740 −3,720 −0.66%
1992 566,460 −3,720 −0.65%
1991 570,180 −3,720 −0.65%
1990 573,900 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TZ Tanzania 443,380 ZM Zambia 442,494 MZ Mozambique 360,265 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 ET Ethiopia 168,495 MG Madagascar 123,902 SS South Sudan 71,570 SO Somalia 57,498 KE Kenya 36,111 UG Uganda 22,141 MW Malawi 21,157 ER Eritrea 10,458 BI Burundi 2,796 RW Rwanda 2,790 MU Mauritius 389 SC Seychelles 337 KM Comoros 316 DJ Djibouti 60
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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