Environment in Tanzania

284 indicators covering environment for Tanzania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 77.4% 2024 up 27.4% 218th
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 143.22 Mt CO2e 2023 up 31.5% 42nd
People in rural areas not using an improved water source 14.74 million people 2024 down 17.6% 6th
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 51.3% 2024 up 42.9% 164th
Change in the consumption of ozone-depleting substances 2.21 2021 down 91.0% 91st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding 43.74 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 15th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 9.8% 2023 up 308.3% 165th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 23.3% 2023 up 288.3% 167th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 2.5% 2023 up 316.7% 158th
Share of land covered by forest 49.0% 2025 down 9.8% 63rd
Land use 15.52 million hectares 2023 up 10.6% 25th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 553,040 hectares 2025 unchanged 54th
Drinking water service usage 31.3% 2024 up 59.8% 138th
People not using safely managed drinking water sources 47.08 million people 2024 up 16.3% 10th
Share using safely managed drinking water 31.3% 2024 up 59.8% 138th
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.52 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 2.0% 106th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 28.36 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 1.1% 17th
Forest rents 2.4% 2021 down 40.1% 31st
Water withdrawals per capita 77.82 cubic meters per person 2023 down 26.7% 148th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 12.96 2022 up 71.4% 119th
Consumption-based deforestation per person 2.67 square meters 2023 down 71.9% 106th
Deforestation embedded in trade -7,993 hectares 2023 up 63.8% 163rd
Imported deforestation 3,156 hectares 2023 down 51.0% 70th
Exported deforestation 11,149 hectares 2023 down 60.9% 20th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 2.39 Percentage of GDP 2021 down 40.1% 26th
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 1,878 Square kilometres 2024 up 0.7% 37th
Industrial water withdrawal 25.00 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 133rd
Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 240.47 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 up 29.5% 9th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 88,580 Hectares 2020 unchanged 29th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 45,745 Hectares 2020 down 8.4% 16th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 15,521 Hectares 2020 up 15.8% 22nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 13,502 Hectares 2020 up 15.5% 21st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 39,521 Hectares 2020 up 5.7% 28th
Land use hidden — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 2,231 Square kilometres 2023 up 19.6% 31st
Total donations received for biodiversity conservation 88.81 million millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 40.6% 21st
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 54.0% 2025 unchanged 79th
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 66.5% 2025 up 16.6% 58th
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 65.0% 2025 up 13.2% 64th
Drivers of deforestation 11,494 hectares 2023 up 1,504.1% 22nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 29.78 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 28.0% 106th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 30 - Environmental causes 104.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 2019 down 1.6% 154th
Plastic waste per capita imports vs. exports 0.0076 kilograms 2023 down 84.4% 122nd
Share of global plastic waste imports 0.0% 2023 down 32.6% 82nd
Drinking water usage in urban areas 522,756 people 2024 up 45.2% 5th
Population using at least basic drinking-water services 51.3% 2024 up 42.9% 163rd
Population using at least basic sanitation services 25.8% 2024 up 62.1% 145th
People using improved drinking water sources 7.95 million people 2024 down 39.0% 9th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 29 - National wealth 26.51 US dollar 2018 down 3.6% 33rd
Drinking water services 7.51 million people 2024 up 12.2% 4th
Drinking water services in rural areas 6.99 million people 2024 up 10.4% 4th
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 43.6% 2025 up 22.9% 92nd
Agriculture-driven deforestation 177,886 hectares 2024 up 12.9% 9th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 25th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 43.74 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 13th
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources 13.0% 2023 unchanged 79th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 59th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 38th
Plastic waste exports 22,310 tonnes 2023 up 40.2% 30th
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 30,854 Square kilometres 2022 down 0.7% 42nd
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water 45.2% 2024 up 10.3% 85th