Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 32.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 32.3%.
That represents a change of up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 32.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2013.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26.0% | — |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 30.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.8% | 26.0% | 31.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.0% | 32.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of
- 22 Australia 33.5% compare
- 23 Seychelles 32.6% compare
- 24 Northern Mariana Islands 32.4% compare
- 26 Cambodia 31.8% compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.9% compare
- 28 New Zealand 30.6% compare
More climate change data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.6% (2100)
- Urban population 36.9% (2025)
- Urban population 26.02 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.8% (2025)
- Population, total 70.55 million (2025)
- Population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 102.53 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 1.33 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 0.292 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Tanzania, United Republic of was 32.3% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2013.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.