Deforestation statistics for Tanzania

Tanzania: Demographic data

Population (2022)	59,734,218
Annual population growth rate (2022)	3.00%
Population density (people/sq km)	67
Net migration	-40,076
Fertility rate	4.9
Median age	18
Urban population share	37%

Tanzania: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 885,800

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 26,406,451
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 29.80%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 2,695,272
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 10.20%

Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 732,170
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 0.80%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 2.80%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 30,346
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 4.10%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 701,824
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 0.80%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 3%

Tanzania: Annual forest and tree cover data

Tanzania: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2002: 843
2003: 727
2004: 724
2005: 751
2006: 739
2007: 917
2008: 1,056
2009: 938
2010: 1,086
2011: 803
2012: 1,365
2013: 2,629
2014: 3,420
2015: 1,519
2016: 2,227
2017: 2,204
2018: 2,263
2019: 2,668
2020: 3,466

Tanzania: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 82,214
2002: 85,081
2003: 84,068
2004: 66,893
2005: 91,583
2006: 85,296
2007: 121,685
2008: 164,251
2009: 143,354
2010: 138,486
2011: 137,805
2012: 154,433
2013: 181,510
2014: 198,227
2015: 111,961
2016: 152,854
2017: 194,876
2018: 171,708
2019: 142,773
2020: 186,212

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Arusha	237,105	4,658	1,314	1,185	1,211	8,367	3.5%
Lindi	3,812,686	57,982	92,131	99,089	91,782	340,984	8.9%
Manyara	165,196	6,623	15,997	9,710	7,077	39,405	23.9%
Mara	70,705	1,601	1,267	978	2,684	6,529	9.2%
Mbeya	1,283,595	8,989	13,531	33,311	62,063	117,893	9.2%
Morogoro	3,635,700	56,853	69,713	93,069	86,556	306,191	8.4%
Mtwara	690,971	48,510	61,811	41,674	55,348	207,342	30.0%
Mwanza	55,992	1,893	1,312	1,259	2,134	6,598	11.8%
Njombe	687,829	12,353	14,845	25,319	33,270	85,787	12.5%
Pemba North	35,712	791	766	3,414	2,034	7,005	19.6%
Pemba South	31,488	395	634	1,311	1,120	3,461	11.0%
Dar es Salaam	15,875	1,189	2,585	944	654	5,372	33.8%
Pwani	1,636,728	52,862	95,055	104,716	111,969	364,602	22.3%
Rukwa	642,066	7,992	11,474	13,016	14,176	46,658	7.3%
Ruvuma	3,325,437	30,937	55,976	52,236	66,975	206,123	6.2%
Shinyanga	117,382	2,125	5,279	1,956	944	10,303	8.8%
Simiyu	5,593	74	87	22	24	207	3.7%
Singida	304,515	8,134	10,319	12,782	33,016	64,252	21.1%
Tabora	1,534,215	27,452	71,270	107,569	42,314	248,605	16.2%
Tanga	920,863	14,185	28,020	36,061	46,721	124,988	13.6%
Zanzibar North	24,650	1,048	2,025	2,050	2,020	7,143	29.0%
Zanzibar South and Central	77,258	1,803	4,619	5,804	9,030	21,255	27.5%
Dodoma	205,565	7,623	9,003	4,839	6,114	27,578	13.4%
Zanzibar West	14,923	315	765	1,223	827	3,129	21.0%
Geita	654,652	5,538	7,905	12,465	12,677	38,585	5.9%
Iringa	811,715	18,377	18,945	31,343	40,013	108,678	13.4%
Kagera	673,686	5,454	5,721	10,309	15,080	36,563	5.4%
Katavi	2,502,187	8,326	18,188	43,749	51,184	121,447	4.9%
Kigoma	2,013,404	13,448	30,808	31,601	46,418	122,274	6.1%
Kilimanjaro	218,771	2,311	1,708	937	2,991	7,947	3.6%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Arusha	Arusha Urban	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Arusha	Arusha	2,945	6	10	16	4	36	1.2%
Arusha	Karatu	14,174	18	15	6	13	52	0.4%
Arusha	Longido	2,781	10	1	3	4	19	0.7%
Arusha	Meru	6,474	17	40	51	82	190	2.9%
Arusha	Monduli	4,184	37	11	10	3	61	1.5%
Arusha	Ngorongoro	40,993	102	116	56	81	355	0.9%
Lindi	Kilwa	572	1	1	4	2	8	1.3%
Lindi	Lindi Rural	195	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Lindi	Liwale	27	0	0	0	0	0	0.9%
Manyara	Babati Urban	1,406	1	1	12	0	15	1.0%
Manyara	Babati	11,584	16	16	21	16	69	0.6%
Manyara	Hanang	2,861	9	5	10	0	24	0.9%
Manyara	Kiteto	75	0	0	0	1	1	1.6%
Manyara	Mbulu	20,155	22	24	61	52	160	0.8%
Mbeya	Chunya	1,617	1	2	0	1	3	0.2%
Mbeya	Rungwe	28,922	213	301	459	283	1,256	4.3%
Mbeya	Ileje	2,737	19	41	105	68	233	8.5%
Mbeya	Mbarali	7	0	0	0	1	1	14.0%
Mbeya	Mbeya Rural	10,301	105	89	336	298	828	8.0%
Mbeya	Mbeya Urban	25	1	1	0	0	2	7.7%
Mbeya	Mbozi	723	3	1	14	2	20	2.8%
Morogoro	Gairo	9,911	24	24	24	97	169	1.7%
Morogoro	Kilombero	60,151	937	1,673	4,166	3,433	10,209	17.0%
Morogoro	Kilosa	26,178	49	57	155	138	400	1.5%
Morogoro	Morogoro Rural	14,662	28	37	109	442	616	4.2%
Morogoro	Morogoro Urban	8	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Morogoro	Mvomero	30,876	40	66	173	1,172	1,451	4.7%
Morogoro	Ulanga	58,827	144	117	105	3	369	0.6%
Mtwara	Mtwara Rural	4,038	1	7	7	8	23	0.6%
Mwanza	Lake Victoria	1,483	1	6	2	2	11	0.8%
Mwanza	Magu	196	1	3	0	10	13	6.8%
Mwanza	Sengerema	1,529	2	4	12	29	47	3.1%
Njombe	Ludewa	8,596	59	48	76	91	274	3.2%
Njombe	Makete	9,252	97	63	117	135	412	4.5%
Njombe	Njombe Urban	2,654	26	21	49	72	168	6.3%
Njombe	Njombe	176	1	2	1	2	5	2.8%
Njombe	Wanging'ombe	334	5	4	5	16	30	9.0%
Pemba North	Micheweni	1,558	1	2	88	28	119	7.7%
Pemba North	Wete	355	2	4	24	13	43	12.0%
Pemba South	Chake	191	3	5	4	7	18	9.5%
Pemba South	Mkoani	1,119	4	14	11	12	42	3.7%
Dar es Salaam	Ilala	7	0	0	0	0	0	5.6%
Dar es Salaam	Kinondoni	109	0	0	0	2	3	2.3%
Dar es Salaam	Temeke	751	10	28	42	26	106	14.2%
Pwani	Bagamoyo	810	5	12	7	34	59	7.3%
Pwani	Mafia	969	4	4	4	8	20	2.0%
Pwani	Mkuranga	1,501	28	34	62	87	211	14.0%
Pwani	Rufiji	14,788	48	140	169	308	666	4.5%
Rukwa	Sumbawanga Urban	1,554	4	87	40	86	218	14.0%
Ruvuma	Mbinga	695	4	7	48	13	71	10.2%
Ruvuma	Namtumbo	81	0	0	0	0	0	0.5%
Ruvuma	Nyasa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Singida	Manyoni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tanga	Tanga	310	0	0	1	6	8	2.5%
Tanga	Handeni	1,473	9	49	80	266	404	27.4%
Tanga	Kilindi	6,136	1	7	5	53	66	1.1%
Tanga	Korogwe	6,461	15	26	85	199	325	5.0%
Tanga	Lushoto	21,230	59	150	88	463	760	3.6%
Tanga	Mkinga	8,512	10	84	165	355	614	7.2%
Tanga	Muheza	12,522	66	196	267	455	984	7.9%
Tanga	Pangani	7,394	19	95	220	755	1,090	14.7%
Zanzibar North	Kaskazini 'A'	40	0	0	0	2	2	5.4%
Zanzibar North	Kaskazini 'B'	259	0	6	3	0	9	3.6%
Zanzibar South and Central	Kati	767	2	3	10	19	33	4.4%
Zanzibar South and Central	Kusini	122	0	0	1	1	2	1.8%
Dodoma	Kondoa	263	2	1	8	39	49	18.8%
Dodoma	Mpwapwa	6,564	25	11	24	44	104	1.6%
Zanzibar West	Magharibi	173	0	0	1	3	4	2.2%
Zanzibar West	Mjini	28	0	0	0	2	2	7.1%
Geita	Geita	6,951	0	1	0	1	2	0.0%
Iringa	Kilolo	101,647	443	460	706	699	2,308	2.3%
Iringa	Mufindi	18,766	142	274	437	380	1,233	6.6%
Kagera	Bukoba Rural	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.3%
Kagera	Bukoba Urban	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kagera	Karagwe	12	0	0	0	0	1	11.9%
Kagera	Kyerwa	951	14	8	17	22	61	6.4%
Kagera	Lake Victoria	218	0	0	0	7	8	3.5%
Kagera	Missenyi	28,381	2	17	772	1,367	2,159	7.6%
Kigoma	Kasulu	614	16	35	25	132	207	33.7%
Kigoma	Kibondo	6,367	16	36	23	6	81	1.3%
Kigoma	Lake Tanganyika	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kigoma	Uvinza	8,762	4	17	19	2	42	0.5%
Kilimanjaro	Hai	10,468	33	18	15	8	74	0.7%
Kilimanjaro	Moshi Rural	11,587	23	28	23	10	84	0.7%
Kilimanjaro	Mwanga	172	0	0	1	4	6	3.3%
Kilimanjaro	Rombo	23,877	8	9	5	19	41	0.2%
Kilimanjaro	Same	11,085	14	46	44	306	409	3.7%
Kilimanjaro	Siha	23,936	14	17	22	14	67	0.3%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Primary forest extent (2000) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Arusha	71,551	190	194	142	188	714	1.0%
Lindi	794	1	1	4	2	8	1.0%
Manyara	36,080	48	46	105	70	268	0.7%
Mbeya	44,331	340	434	915	654	2,343	5.3%
Morogoro	200,614	1,221	1,974	4,732	5,286	13,213	6.6%
Mtwara	4,038	1	7	7	8	23	0.6%
Mwanza	3,209	4	12	14	41	72	2.2%
Njombe	21,012	188	137	249	315	889	4.2%
Pemba North	1,913	3	6	112	41	162	8.5%
Pemba South	1,310	7	19	15	19	60	4.6%
Dar es Salaam	867	10	28	42	29	109	12.6%
Pwani	18,068	85	190	243	437	955	5.3%
Rukwa	1,554	4	87	40	86	218	14.0%
Ruvuma	777	4	7	48	13	72	9.2%
Singida	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tanga	64,038	180	609	911	2,551	4,251	6.6%
Zanzibar North	299	0	6	3	2	11	3.8%
Zanzibar South and Central	889	2	3	11	20	36	4.0%
Dodoma	6,827	27	11	32	83	154	2.3%
Zanzibar West	200	0	0	1	5	6	2.9%
Geita	6,951	0	1	0	1	2	0.0%
Iringa	120,413	585	734	1,143	1,079	3,541	2.9%
Kagera	29,566	16	25	790	1,398	2,229	7.5%
Kigoma	15,743	36	87	67	140	330	2.1%
Kilimanjaro	81,124	92	118	110	362	682	0.8%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Primary forest extent (2001) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Arusha	Arusha Urban	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Arusha	Arusha	2,945	6	10	16	4	36	1.2%
Arusha	Karatu	14,174	18	15	6	13	52	0.4%
Arusha	Longido	2,781	10	1	3	4	19	0.7%
Arusha	Meru	6,474	17	40	51	82	190	2.9%
Arusha	Monduli	4,184	37	11	10	3	61	1.5%
Arusha	Ngorongoro	40,993	102	116	56	81	355	0.9%
Lindi	Kilwa	572	1	1	4	2	8	1.3%
Lindi	Lindi Rural	195	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Lindi	Liwale	27	0	0	0	0	0	0.9%
Manyara	Babati Urban	1,406	1	1	12	0	15	1.0%
Manyara	Babati	11,584	16	16	21	16	69	0.6%
Manyara	Hanang	2,861	9	5	10	0	24	0.9%
Manyara	Kiteto	75	0	0	0	1	1	1.6%
Manyara	Mbulu	20,155	22	24	61	52	160	0.8%
Mbeya	Chunya	1,617	1	2	0	1	3	0.2%
Mbeya	Rungwe	28,922	213	301	459	283	1,256	4.3%
Mbeya	Ileje	2,737	19	41	105	68	233	8.5%
Mbeya	Mbarali	7	0	0	0	1	1	14.0%
Mbeya	Mbeya Rural	10,301	105	89	336	298	828	8.0%
Mbeya	Mbeya Urban	25	1	1	0	0	2	7.7%
Mbeya	Mbozi	723	3	1	14	2	20	2.8%
Morogoro	Gairo	9,911	24	24	24	97	169	1.7%
Morogoro	Kilombero	60,151	937	1,673	4,166	3,433	10,209	17.0%
Morogoro	Kilosa	26,178	49	57	155	138	400	1.5%
Morogoro	Morogoro Rural	14,662	28	37	109	442	616	4.2%
Morogoro	Morogoro Urban	8	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Morogoro	Mvomero	30,876	40	66	173	1,172	1,451	4.7%
Morogoro	Ulanga	58,827	144	117	105	3	369	0.6%
Mtwara	Mtwara Rural	4,038	1	7	7	8	23	0.6%
Mwanza	Lake Victoria	1,483	1	6	2	2	11	0.8%
Mwanza	Magu	196	1	3	0	10	13	6.8%
Mwanza	Sengerema	1,529	2	4	12	29	47	3.1%
Njombe	Ludewa	8,596	59	48	76	91	274	3.2%
Njombe	Makete	9,252	97	63	117	135	412	4.5%
Njombe	Njombe Urban	2,654	26	21	49	72	168	6.3%
Njombe	Njombe	176	1	2	1	2	5	2.8%
Njombe	Wanging'ombe	334	5	4	5	16	30	9.0%
Pemba North	Micheweni	1,558	1	2	88	28	119	7.7%
Pemba North	Wete	355	2	4	24	13	43	12.0%
Pemba South	Chake	191	3	5	4	7	18	9.5%
Pemba South	Mkoani	1,119	4	14	11	12	42	3.7%
Dar es Salaam	Ilala	7	0	0	0	0	0	5.6%
Dar es Salaam	Kinondoni	109	0	0	0	2	3	2.3%
Dar es Salaam	Temeke	751	10	28	42	26	106	14.2%
Pwani	Bagamoyo	810	5	12	7	34	59	7.3%
Pwani	Mafia	969	4	4	4	8	20	2.0%
Pwani	Mkuranga	1,501	28	34	62	87	211	14.0%
Pwani	Rufiji	14,788	48	140	169	308	666	4.5%
Rukwa	Sumbawanga Urban	1,554	4	87	40	86	218	14.0%
Ruvuma	Mbinga	695	4	7	48	13	71	10.2%
Ruvuma	Namtumbo	81	0	0	0	0	0	0.5%
Ruvuma	Nyasa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Singida	Manyoni	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Tanga	Tanga	310	0	0	1	6	8	2.5%
Tanga	Handeni	1,473	9	49	80	266	404	27.4%
Tanga	Kilindi	6,136	1	7	5	53	66	1.1%
Tanga	Korogwe	6,461	15	26	85	199	325	5.0%
Tanga	Lushoto	21,230	59	150	88	463	760	3.6%
Tanga	Mkinga	8,512	10	84	165	355	614	7.2%
Tanga	Muheza	12,522	66	196	267	455	984	7.9%
Tanga	Pangani	7,394	19	95	220	755	1,090	14.7%
Zanzibar North	Kaskazini 'A'	40	0	0	0	2	2	5.4%
Zanzibar North	Kaskazini 'B'	259	0	6	3	0	9	3.6%
Zanzibar South and Central	Kati	767	2	3	10	19	33	4.4%
Zanzibar South and Central	Kusini	122	0	0	1	1	2	1.8%
Dodoma	Kondoa	263	2	1	8	39	49	18.8%
Dodoma	Mpwapwa	6,564	25	11	24	44	104	1.6%
Zanzibar West	Magharibi	173	0	0	1	3	4	2.2%
Zanzibar West	Mjini	28	0	0	0	2	2	7.1%
Geita	Geita	6,951	0	1	0	1	2	0.0%
Iringa	Kilolo	101,647	443	460	706	699	2,308	2.3%
Iringa	Mufindi	18,766	142	274	437	380	1,233	6.6%
Kagera	Bukoba Rural	3	0	0	0	0	0	2.3%
Kagera	Bukoba Urban	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kagera	Karagwe	12	0	0	0	0	1	11.9%
Kagera	Kyerwa	951	14	8	17	22	61	6.4%
Kagera	Lake Victoria	218	0	0	0	7	8	3.5%
Kagera	Missenyi	28,381	2	17	772	1,367	2,159	7.6%
Kigoma	Kasulu	614	16	35	25	132	207	33.7%
Kigoma	Kibondo	6,367	16	36	23	6	81	1.3%
Kigoma	Lake Tanganyika	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Kigoma	Uvinza	8,762	4	17	19	2	42	0.5%
Kilimanjaro	Hai	10,468	33	18	15	8	74	0.7%
Kilimanjaro	Moshi Rural	11,587	23	28	23	10	84	0.7%
Kilimanjaro	Mwanga	172	0	0	1	4	6	3.3%
Kilimanjaro	Rombo	23,877	8	9	5	19	41	0.2%
Kilimanjaro	Same	11,085	14	46	44	306	409	3.7%
Kilimanjaro	Siha	23,936	14	17	22	14	67	0.3%

2019 forest data for Tanzania | Archived forest data for Tanzania | Forest data for Tanzania

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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