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Land area — Tanzania

Land area in Tanzania in 2023 — 885,800 km². Ranked 31 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 885,800 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 31of 215
Period maximum 885,800 km²1961
Period minimum 885,800 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Tanzania, 1961–2023750,000800,000850,000900,000950,0001M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 885,800 km²1963: 885,800 km²1965: 885,800 km²1967: 885,800 km²1969: 885,800 km²1971: 885,800 km²1973: 885,800 km²1975: 885,800 km²1977: 885,800 km²1979: 885,800 km²1981: 885,800 km²1983: 885,800 km²1985: 885,800 km²1987: 885,800 km²1989: 885,800 km²1991: 885,800 km²1993: 885,800 km²1995: 885,800 km²1997: 885,800 km²1999: 885,800 km²2001: 885,800 km²2003: 885,800 km²2005: 885,800 km²2007: 885,800 km²2009: 885,800 km²2011: 885,800 km²2013: 885,800 km²2015: 885,800 km²2017: 885,800 km²2019: 885,800 km²2021: 885,800 km²2023: 885,800 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Tanzania 885,800 km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Eastern Africa computed 6.85M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 21.64M km²
Land area — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 885,800 +0 +0%
2022 885,800 +0 +0%
2021 885,800 +0 +0%
2020 885,800 +0 +0%
2019 885,800 +0 +0%
2018 885,800 +0 +0%
2017 885,800 +0 +0%
2016 885,800 +0 +0%
2015 885,800 +0 +0%
2014 885,800 +0 +0%
2013 885,800 +0 +0%
2012 885,800 +0 +0%
2011 885,800 +0 +0%
2010 885,800 +0 +0%
2009 885,800 +0 +0%
2008 885,800 +0 +0%
2007 885,800 +0 +0%
2006 885,800 +0 +0%
2005 885,800 +0 +0%
2004 885,800 +0 +0%
2003 885,800 +0 +0%
2002 885,800 +0 +0%
2001 885,800 +0 +0%
2000 885,800 +0 +0%
1999 885,800 +0 +0%
1998 885,800 +0 +0%
1997 885,800 +0 +0%
1996 885,800 +0 +0%
1995 885,800 +0 +0%
1994 885,800 +0 +0%
1993 885,800 +0 +0%
1992 885,800 +0 +0%
1991 885,800 +0 +0%
1990 885,800 +0 +0%
1989 885,800 +0 +0%
1988 885,800 +0 +0%
1987 885,800 +0 +0%
1986 885,800 +0 +0%
1985 885,800 +0 +0%
1984 885,800 +0 +0%
1983 885,800 +0 +0%
1982 885,800 +0 +0%
1981 885,800 +0 +0%
1980 885,800 +0 +0%
1979 885,800 +0 +0%
1978 885,800 +0 +0%
1977 885,800 +0 +0%
1976 885,800 +0 +0%
1975 885,800 +0 +0%
1974 885,800 +0 +0%
1973 885,800 +0 +0%
1972 885,800 +0 +0%
1971 885,800 +0 +0%
1970 885,800 +0 +0%
1969 885,800 +0 +0%
1968 885,800 +0 +0%
1967 885,800 +0 +0%
1966 885,800 +0 +0%
1965 885,800 +0 +0%
1964 885,800 +0 +0%
1963 885,800 +0 +0%
1962 885,800 +0 +0%
1961 885,800 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

ET Ethiopia 1.13M TZ Tanzania 885,800 MZ Mozambique 786,380 ZM Zambia 743,390 SS South Sudan 631,930 SO Somalia 627,340 MG Madagascar 581,800 KE Kenya 580,876 ZW Zimbabwe 386,850 UG Uganda 200,520 ER Eritrea 121,178 MW Malawi 94,280 BI Burundi 25,680 RW Rwanda 24,670 DJ Djibouti 23,180 MU Mauritius 1,997 KM Comoros 1,861 SC Seychelles 460
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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