Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Tanzania
Tanzania: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 0.0855 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.0855 units per square kilometre for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 0.2007 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0092 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Tanzania ranks 192nd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0305 units per square kilometre | +80.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0325 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0395 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.046 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0474 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0497 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0536 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0588 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0615 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0665 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0746 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0797 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0862 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0918 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.096 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1019 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1047 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1186 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1375 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1689 units per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 0.196 units per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2007 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1824 units per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.166 units per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1675 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1743 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1716 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1843 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1398 units per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1952 units per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 2010 | 0.197 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1818 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1991 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1863 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1708 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1612 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1463 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1435 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1403 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0811 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0956 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0855 units per square kilometre | -10.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0855 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.967 units per square kilometre, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0855 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1851 units per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +80.6% | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | 0.0305 units per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +46.4% | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 0.0169 units per square kilometre |
| 2019 | -38.6% | 0.1403 units per square kilometre | 0.0861 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0266 units per square kilometre | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | 0.0432 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0583 units per square kilometre | 0.0449 units per square kilometre | 0.0797 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1088 units per square kilometre | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | 0.1689 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1778 units per square kilometre | 0.1398 units per square kilometre | 0.2007 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1612 units per square kilometre | 0.0861 units per square kilometre | 0.1991 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.086 units per square kilometre | 0.0811 units per square kilometre | 0.0956 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 189 Zambia 0.1093 units per square kilometre compare
- 190 Namibia 0.0985 units per square kilometre compare
- 191 Somalia 0.0877 units per square kilometre compare
- 193 Sudan 0.0834 units per square kilometre compare
- 194 Angola 0.0695 units per square kilometre compare
- 195 Liberia 0.0649 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Tanzania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.77 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 78,299 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1142 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0011 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 78,299 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Tanzania?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Tanzania was 0.0855 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2007 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0092 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 192nd out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.