Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Tanzania

Protected areas in Tanzania in 2025 — 32.3%. Ranked 25 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 6.3 pp.

2025 32.3% +0 pp vs 2024
World rank 25of 213
Period maximum 32.4%2023
Period minimum 26%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Tanzania, 2013–2025262830323420132015201720192021202320252013: 26%2014: 26%2015: 26%2016: 30.8%2017: 30.9%2018: 31%2019: 31%2020: 31%2021: 31%2022: 31.2%2023: 32.4%2024: 32.3%2025: 32.3%
Change over the period: +6.3 pp Annual average: 0.53 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Tanzania 32.3%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 32.3 +0 pp
2024 32.3 −0.1 pp
2023 32.4 +1.2 pp
2022 31.2 +0.2 pp
2021 31 +0 pp
2020 31 +0 pp
2019 31 +0 pp
2018 31 +0.1 pp
2017 30.9 +0.1 pp
2016 30.8 +4.8 pp
2015 26 +0 pp
2014 26 +0 pp
2013 26

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.