Surface area in Tanzania
Tanzania: Surface area was 947,300 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area in Tanzania, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
In 2023, surface area in Tanzania stood at 947,300 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Tanzania peaked at 947,300 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 947,300 sq. km, in 1961.
That places Tanzania 30th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 947,300 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,961 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 12.79 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Tanzania?
- Surface area in Tanzania was 947,300 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest surface area recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 947,300 sq. km in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 947,300 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for surface area?
- Tanzania ranks 30th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface area rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.