Tanzania - Agricultural land

Agricultural land (sq. km)

The value for Agricultural land (sq. km) in Tanzania was 396,500 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 396,500 in 2018 and a minimum value of 260,000 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 260,000
1962 260,000
1963 270,000
1964 270,000
1965 270,000
1966 270,000
1967 270,000
1968 270,000
1969 270,000
1970 280,000
1971 290,000
1972 290,000
1973 290,000
1974 290,000
1975 290,000
1976 290,000
1977 290,000
1978 300,000
1979 300,000
1980 300,000
1981 310,000
1982 310,000
1983 310,000
1984 310,000
1985 320,000
1986 320,000
1987 320,000
1988 320,000
1989 320,000
1990 311,900
1991 315,620
1992 319,340
1993 323,060
1994 326,780
1995 330,500
1996 334,220
1997 337,030
1998 338,000
1999 339,000
2000 340,000
2001 341,000
2002 342,000
2003 342,700
2004 351,600
2005 353,600
2006 353,600
2007 356,500
2008 369,744
2009 373,000
2010 374,500
2011 383,000
2012 393,740
2013 396,500
2014 396,500
2015 396,500
2016 396,500
2017 396,500
2018 396,500

Agricultural land (% of land area)

Agricultural land (% of land area) in Tanzania was 44.76 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 57 years was 44.76 in 2018, while its lowest value was 29.35 in 1961.

Definition: Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 29.35
1962 29.35
1963 30.48
1964 30.48
1965 30.48
1966 30.48
1967 30.48
1968 30.48
1969 30.48
1970 31.61
1971 32.74
1972 32.74
1973 32.74
1974 32.74
1975 32.74
1976 32.74
1977 32.74
1978 33.87
1979 33.87
1980 33.87
1981 35.00
1982 35.00
1983 35.00
1984 35.00
1985 36.13
1986 36.13
1987 36.13
1988 36.13
1989 36.13
1990 35.21
1991 35.63
1992 36.05
1993 36.47
1994 36.89
1995 37.31
1996 37.73
1997 38.05
1998 38.16
1999 38.27
2000 38.38
2001 38.50
2002 38.61
2003 38.69
2004 39.69
2005 39.92
2006 39.92
2007 40.25
2008 41.74
2009 42.11
2010 42.28
2011 43.24
2012 44.45
2013 44.76
2014 44.76
2015 44.76
2016 44.76
2017 44.76
2018 44.76

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use