Terrestrial protected areas in Tanzania
Protected areas covered 39.9% of the land area of Tanzania in 2025.
Tanzania, 2025
39.9%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
World, 2025
16.5%
Position in 2025
13th of 213
Terrestrial protected areas in Tanzania over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.9% | 16.5% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | 16.4% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | 16.1% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | 15.9% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | 15.8% |
| 2020 | 38.2% | 15.4% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | 15.1% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | 15.0% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | 15.1% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | 14.9% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | 15.0% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | 15.2% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | 15.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 40.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 31.9%, the figure has changed by +8.0 percentage points.
- Among the 213 countries with data for 2025, Tanzania has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 16.5%.