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Geography>
Tanzania
Surface area (square km)
947,300
(2021)
[30/216countries]
Land area (sq. km)
885,800
(2021)
[31/216countries]
Agricultural land (% of land area)
44.6%
(2021)
[80/210countries]
Forest area (sq. km)
452,760
(2021)
[16/214countries]
Forest area (% of land area)
51.1%
(2021)
[51/214countries]
Coastline (km)
1,424
(2019)
[69/230countries]
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
0.4%
(2015)
[161/172countries]
Average yearly temperature (degrees Celsius)
22.4
(1961-1990)
[93/191countries]
Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)
1,071
(2020)
[88/182countries]
Biodiversity>
Tanzania
Bird species, threatened
49
(2018)
[22/215countries]
Fish species, threatened
179
(2018)
[4/215countries]
Mammal species, threatened
41
(2018)
[17/215countries]
Plant species (higher), threatened
644
(2018)
[4/215countries]
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
38.1%
(2018)
[14/211countries]
Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)
3.0%
(2018)
[62/169countries]
Animals, environment and mankind>
Tanzania
Environment and economy>
Tanzania
Environmental protection>
Tanzania
CO2 and climate change>
Tanzania
CO2 emissions (kilo tonnes)
14,436
(2020)
[94/191countries]
CO2 emissions per capita (metric tonnes)
0.23
(2020)
[172/191countries]
CO2 emissions (kg per PPP $ of GDP)
0.090
(2020)
[148/181countries]
Energy>
Tanzania
Coal supply per capita (kg)
12
(2019)
[62/73countries]
Natural gas supply per capita (million J)
656
(2019)
[86/87countries]
Electric power supply per capita (kWh)
138
(2019)
[93/95countries]
Electricity production from oil, gas and coal sources, % of total
67.4%
(2019)
[44/97countries]
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources, % of total
31.5%
(2019)
[30/86countries]
Nuclear and radioactivity>
Tanzania
Environmental pollution>
Tanzania
Waste and cleanness>
Tanzania
Proportion of population using safely-managed sanitation services (%)
26%
(2020)
[91/115countries]