Tanzania's forest cover fell from 63.1 % in 1994 to 50.1 % in 2023.
Tanzania · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Tanzania's forest area fell from 559,020 km in 1994 to 443,380 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
13th of 213 · 4th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 31.9 % in 2013 to 39.9 % in 2025.
Tanzania's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 36.9 % in 1994 to 44.6 % in 2023.
Tanzania's arable land (% of land area) rose from 10.0 % in 1994 to 15.2 % in 2023.
Air
Tanzania's air pollution (pm2.5) rose from 17.5 in 1994 to 20.2 in 2023.
Water
Tanzania's water stress rose from 1.8 % in 1994 to 6.2 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
117th of 181 · 26th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tanzania's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,965 in 1993 to 1,298 in 2022.
Access
Tanzania's safe drinking water rose from 1.3 % in 2000 to 31.3 % in 2024.
Tanzania's safe sanitation rose from 2.9 % in 2000 to 28.5 % in 2024.