Tanzania — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Tanzania, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Tanzania was 49.63% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 65.66% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.82% per year.
Tanzania ranks 61 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 29%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Tanzania sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 24% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 9%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 12 of 48 economies; Senegal (45.01%) is just below it. That is 5% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 27th of 178 in 1990 → 34th of 207 in 2000 → 42nd of 209 in 2010 → 56th of 214 in 2020 → 61st of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.63% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 50.16% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 50.69% | -0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 51.22% | -0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 51.75% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 52.17% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 52.7% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 53.23% | -0.5 pp |
| 2016 | 53.76% | -0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 54.29% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 54.74% | -0.5 pp |
| 2013 | 55.2% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 55.65% | -0.5 pp |
| 2011 | 56.11% | -0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 56.56% | -0.5 pp |
| 2009 | 57.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 57.47% | -0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 57.93% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 58.38% | -0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 58.84% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 59.29% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 59.75% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 60.2% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 60.66% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 61.11% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 61.57% | -0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 62.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 62.48% | -0.5 pp |
| 1996 | 62.93% | -0.5 pp |
| 1995 | 63.39% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 63.84% | -0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 64.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 64.75% | -0.5 pp |
| 1991 | 65.21% | -0.5 pp |
| 1990 | 65.66% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tanzania’s Forest area in 1991?
65.21% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tanzania’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -24.4% in total — about 0.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 49.63%; 2023: 50.16%; 2022: 50.69%; 2021: 51.22%; 2020: 51.75%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.