Tanzania Arable Land 1961-2023
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Tanzania arable land for 2020 was 13,502,500, a 1.36% increase from 2019.
- Tanzania arable land for 2019 was 13,321,100, a 1.38% increase from 2018.
- Tanzania arable land for 2018 was 13,139,700, a 1.4% increase from 2017.
- Tanzania arable land for 2017 was 12,958,300, a 1.42% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| Niger |
17,700,000 |
| Ethiopia |
16,195,100 |
| Tanzania |
13,502,500 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
13,477,000 |
| Afghanistan |
7,829,000 |
| Uganda |
6,900,000 |
| Mali |
6,411,000 |
| Burkina Faso |
6,000,000 |
| Mozambique |
5,650,000 |
| Chad |
5,200,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
4,662,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
4,000,000 |
| Malawi |
3,600,000 |
| Senegal |
3,200,000 |
| Guinea |
3,100,000 |
| Madagascar |
3,000,000 |
| Benin |
2,800,000 |
| Togo |
2,650,000 |
| South Sudan |
2,394,700 |
| North Korea |
2,280,000 |
| Nepal |
2,113,700 |
| Central African Republic |
1,800,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
1,584,000 |
| Burundi |
1,200,000 |
| Yemen |
1,158,000 |
| Rwanda |
1,151,700 |
| Somalia |
1,100,000 |
| Haiti |
1,070,000 |
| Tajikistan |
839,400 |
| Eritrea |
690,000 |
| Liberia |
500,000 |
| Gambia |
440,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
300,000 |
| Comoros |
66,000 |
| Tanzania Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2020 |
13,502,500 |
0.22 |
15.24% |
| 2019 |
13,321,100 |
0.22 |
15.04% |
| 2018 |
13,139,700 |
0.23 |
14.83% |
| 2017 |
12,958,300 |
0.23 |
14.63% |
| 2016 |
12,776,900 |
0.23 |
14.42% |
| 2015 |
12,595,500 |
0.24 |
14.22% |
| 2014 |
12,414,100 |
0.24 |
14.01% |
| 2013 |
12,232,700 |
0.25 |
13.81% |
| 2012 |
12,051,300 |
0.25 |
13.61% |
| 2011 |
11,869,900 |
0.26 |
13.40% |
| 2010 |
11,688,500 |
0.26 |
13.20% |
| 2009 |
11,507,100 |
0.26 |
12.99% |
| 2008 |
11,325,700 |
0.26 |
12.79% |
| 2007 |
10,768,400 |
0.26 |
12.16% |
| 2006 |
10,211,300 |
0.25 |
11.53% |
| 2005 |
9,654,200 |
0.24 |
10.90% |
| 2004 |
9,097,100 |
0.24 |
10.27% |
| 2003 |
8,540,000 |
0.23 |
9.64% |
| 2002 |
8,600,000 |
0.24 |
9.71% |
| 2001 |
8,530,000 |
0.24 |
9.63% |
| 2000 |
8,600,000 |
0.25 |
9.71% |
| 1999 |
8,700,000 |
0.26 |
9.82% |
| 1998 |
8,725,000 |
0.27 |
9.85% |
| 1997 |
8,908,000 |
0.28 |
10.06% |
| 1996 |
9,000,000 |
0.29 |
10.16% |
| 1995 |
8,900,000 |
0.29 |
10.05% |
| 1994 |
8,900,000 |
0.30 |
10.05% |
| 1993 |
8,900,000 |
0.31 |
10.05% |
| 1992 |
8,800,000 |
0.32 |
9.93% |
| 1991 |
9,003,000 |
0.33 |
10.16% |
| 1990 |
9,000,000 |
0.34 |
10.16% |
| 1989 |
9,000,000 |
0.35 |
10.16% |
| 1988 |
9,000,000 |
0.36 |
10.16% |
| 1987 |
9,000,000 |
0.37 |
10.16% |
| 1986 |
9,000,000 |
0.39 |
10.16% |
| 1985 |
9,000,000 |
0.40 |
10.16% |
| 1984 |
8,000,000 |
0.37 |
9.03% |
| 1983 |
8,000,000 |
0.38 |
9.03% |
| 1982 |
8,000,000 |
0.39 |
9.03% |
| 1981 |
8,000,000 |
0.40 |
9.03% |
| 1980 |
8,000,000 |
0.41 |
9.03% |
| 1979 |
8,000,000 |
0.43 |
9.03% |
| 1978 |
8,000,000 |
0.44 |
9.03% |
| 1977 |
7,000,000 |
0.40 |
7.90% |
| 1976 |
7,000,000 |
0.42 |
7.90% |
| 1975 |
7,000,000 |
0.43 |
7.90% |
| 1974 |
7,000,000 |
0.45 |
7.90% |
| 1973 |
7,000,000 |
0.46 |
7.90% |
| 1972 |
7,000,000 |
0.48 |
7.90% |
| 1971 |
7,000,000 |
0.50 |
7.90% |
| 1970 |
7,000,000 |
0.51 |
7.90% |
| 1969 |
6,000,000 |
0.46 |
6.77% |
| 1968 |
6,000,000 |
0.47 |
6.77% |
| 1967 |
6,000,000 |
0.49 |
6.77% |
| 1966 |
6,000,000 |
0.50 |
6.77% |
| 1965 |
6,000,000 |
0.52 |
6.77% |
| 1964 |
6,000,000 |
0.53 |
6.77% |
| 1963 |
6,100,000 |
0.56 |
6.89% |
| 1962 |
5,050,000 |
0.47 |
5.70% |
| 1961 |
5,200,000 |
0.50 |
5.87% |
