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Surface area — Tanzania

Surface area in Tanzania in 2023 — 947,300 km². Ranked 30 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 947,300 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 30of 215
Period maximum 947,300 km²1961
Period minimum 947,300 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Tanzania, 1961–2023850,000900,000950,0001M1.05M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 947,300 km²1963: 947,300 km²1965: 947,300 km²1967: 947,300 km²1969: 947,300 km²1971: 947,300 km²1973: 947,300 km²1975: 947,300 km²1977: 947,300 km²1979: 947,300 km²1981: 947,300 km²1983: 947,300 km²1985: 947,300 km²1987: 947,300 km²1989: 947,300 km²1991: 947,300 km²1993: 947,300 km²1995: 947,300 km²1997: 947,300 km²1999: 947,300 km²2001: 947,300 km²2003: 947,300 km²2005: 947,300 km²2007: 947,300 km²2009: 947,300 km²2011: 947,300 km²2013: 947,300 km²2015: 947,300 km²2017: 947,300 km²2019: 947,300 km²2021: 947,300 km²2023: 947,300 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 947,300 km²
World 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Eastern Africa computed 7.05M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 22.41M km²
Surface area — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 947,300 +0 +0%
2022 947,300 +0 +0%
2021 947,300 +0 +0%
2020 947,300 +0 +0%
2019 947,300 +0 +0%
2018 947,300 +0 +0%
2017 947,300 +0 +0%
2016 947,300 +0 +0%
2015 947,300 +0 +0%
2014 947,300 +0 +0%
2013 947,300 +0 +0%
2012 947,300 +0 +0%
2011 947,300 +0 +0%
2010 947,300 +0 +0%
2009 947,300 +0 +0%
2008 947,300 +0 +0%
2007 947,300 +0 +0%
2006 947,300 +0 +0%
2005 947,300 +0 +0%
2004 947,300 +0 +0%
2003 947,300 +0 +0%
2002 947,300 +0 +0%
2001 947,300 +0 +0%
2000 947,300 +0 +0%
1999 947,300 +0 +0%
1998 947,300 +0 +0%
1997 947,300 +0 +0%
1996 947,300 +0 +0%
1995 947,300 +0 +0%
1994 947,300 +0 +0%
1993 947,300 +0 +0%
1992 947,300 +0 +0%
1991 947,300 +0 +0%
1990 947,300 +0 +0%
1989 947,300 +0 +0%
1988 947,300 +0 +0%
1987 947,300 +0 +0%
1986 947,300 +0 +0%
1985 947,300 +0 +0%
1984 947,300 +0 +0%
1983 947,300 +0 +0%
1982 947,300 +0 +0%
1981 947,300 +0 +0%
1980 947,300 +0 +0%
1979 947,300 +0 +0%
1978 947,300 +0 +0%
1977 947,300 +0 +0%
1976 947,300 +0 +0%
1975 947,300 +0 +0%
1974 947,300 +0 +0%
1973 947,300 +0 +0%
1972 947,300 +0 +0%
1971 947,300 +0 +0%
1970 947,300 +0 +0%
1969 947,300 +0 +0%
1968 947,300 +0 +0%
1967 947,300 +0 +0%
1966 947,300 +0 +0%
1965 947,300 +0 +0%
1964 947,300 +0 +0%
1963 947,300 +0 +0%
1962 947,300 +0 +0%
1961 947,300 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

ET Ethiopia 1.14M TZ Tanzania 947,300 MZ Mozambique 799,380 ZM Zambia 752,610 SS South Sudan 646,883 SO Somalia 637,660 KE Kenya 591,969 MG Madagascar 587,295 ZW Zimbabwe 390,760 UG Uganda 241,550 ER Eritrea 121,766 MW Malawi 118,480 BI Burundi 27,830 RW Rwanda 26,338 DJ Djibouti 23,200 MU Mauritius 2,010 KM Comoros 1,861 SC Seychelles 460
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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