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Forest cover — Tanzania

Forest cover in Tanzania in 2023 — 50.05%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 14.73 pp.

2023 50.05% −0.53 pp vs 2022
World rank 52of 213
Period maximum 64.79%1990
Period minimum 50.05%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Tanzania, 1990–2023505560651990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 64.79%1991: 64.37%1992: 63.95%1993: 63.53%1994: 63.11%1995: 62.69%1996: 62.27%1997: 61.85%1998: 61.43%1999: 61.01%2000: 60.59%2001: 60.17%2002: 59.75%2003: 59.33%2004: 58.91%2005: 58.49%2006: 58.07%2007: 57.65%2008: 57.23%2009: 56.81%2010: 56.39%2011: 55.97%2012: 55.55%2013: 55.13%2014: 54.71%2015: 54.29%2016: 53.76%2017: 53.23%2018: 52.7%2019: 52.17%2020: 51.64%2021: 51.11%2022: 50.58%2023: 50.05%
Change over the period: −14.73 pp Annual average: -0.45 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Tanzania 50.05%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Eastern Africa computed 28.29%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 50.05 −0.53 pp
2022 50.58 −0.53 pp
2021 51.11 −0.53 pp
2020 51.64 −0.53 pp
2019 52.17 −0.53 pp
2018 52.7 −0.53 pp
2017 53.23 −0.53 pp
2016 53.76 −0.53 pp
2015 54.29 −0.42 pp
2014 54.71 −0.42 pp
2013 55.13 −0.42 pp
2012 55.55 −0.42 pp
2011 55.97 −0.42 pp
2010 56.39 −0.42 pp
2009 56.81 −0.42 pp
2008 57.23 −0.42 pp
2007 57.65 −0.42 pp
2006 58.07 −0.42 pp
2005 58.49 −0.42 pp
2004 58.91 −0.42 pp
2003 59.33 −0.42 pp
2002 59.75 −0.42 pp
2001 60.17 −0.42 pp
2000 60.59 −0.42 pp
1999 61.01 −0.42 pp
1998 61.43 −0.42 pp
1997 61.85 −0.42 pp
1996 62.27 −0.42 pp
1995 62.69 −0.42 pp
1994 63.11 −0.42 pp
1993 63.53 −0.42 pp
1992 63.95 −0.42 pp
1991 64.37 −0.42 pp
1990 64.79 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

SC Seychelles 73.26 ZM Zambia 59.52 TZ Tanzania 50.05 MZ Mozambique 45.81 ZW Zimbabwe 44.74 MW Malawi 22.44 MG Madagascar 21.3 MU Mauritius 19.47 KM Comoros 16.98 ET Ethiopia 14.93 SS South Sudan 11.33 RW Rwanda 11.31 UG Uganda 11.04 BI Burundi 10.89 SO Somalia 9.17 ER Eritrea 8.63 KE Kenya 6.22 DJ Djibouti 0.26
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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

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