Forest land area fell 0.801% to 461 '000 sq km in Tanzania in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Tanzania reached an all time high of 479 '000 sq km in 2010 and an all time low of 338 '000 sq km in 2009. When compared to Tanzania's main peers, forest land area in Kenya amounted to 44.1 '000 sq km, 379 '000 sq km in Mozambique, 20.8 '000 sq km in Uganda and 486 '000 sq km in Zambia in 2015.
Tanzania has been ranked 17th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Angola | '000 sq km | 586 | 585 | 584 | 582 | 581 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | '000 sq km | 1,544 | 1,541 | 1,538 | 1,535 | 1,532 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ethiopia | '000 sq km | 124 | 123 | 123 | 124 | 124 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kenya | '000 sq km | 34.8 | 42.3 | 42.7 | 43.0 | 43.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malawi | '000 sq km | 32.7 | 32.4 | 32.2 | 32.0 | 31.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | '000 sq km | 392 | 390 | 388 | 386 | 384 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rwanda | '000 sq km | 4.25 | 4.46 | 4.53 | 4.60 | 4.66 | ||||||||||||||||
| Somalia | '000 sq km | 68.2 | 67.5 | 66.7 | 65.9 | 65.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | '000 sq km | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.4 | 92.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Sudan | '000 sq km | ... | ... | 71.6 | 71.6 | 71.6 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | '000 sq km | 338 | 479 | 475 | 472 | 468 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uganda | '000 sq km | 30.8 | 27.5 | 26.2 | 24.8 | 23.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | '000 sq km | 496 | 495 | 493 | 491 | 490 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | '000 sq km | 160 | 156 | 153 | 150 | 147 |
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