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Countries where armed conflicts took place in Tanzania

Tanzania: Countries where armed conflicts took place was 1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1
World rank
1st
of 197 countries
All-time high
1
in 1997
All-time low
0
in 1989
Years of data
37
1989–2025

Countries where armed conflicts took place in Tanzania, 1989–2025

00.20.40.60.811989200720251989: 01990: 01991: 01992: 01993: 01994: 01995: 01996: 01997: 11998: 01999: 12000: 02001: 12002: 02003: 02004: 02005: 02006: 02007: 12008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 02016: 02017: 12018: 02019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 02023: 02024: 02025: 1

Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, countries where armed conflicts took place in Tanzania stood at 1. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

Over the whole period, countries where armed conflicts took place in Tanzania peaked at 1 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1989.

Tanzania ranks 1st of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Countries where armed conflicts took place in Tanzania, year by year

Year Value Change
1989 0 —
1990 0 —
1991 0 —
1992 0 —
1993 0 —
1994 0 —
1995 0 —
1996 0 —
1997 1 —
1998 0 -100.0%
1999 1 —
2000 0 -100.0%
2001 1 —
2002 0 -100.0%
2003 0 —
2004 0 —
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 1 —
2008 0 -100.0%
2009 0 —
2010 0 —
2011 0 —
2012 0 —
2013 0 —
2014 0 —
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 1 —
2018 0 -100.0%
2019 1 —
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 0 -100.0%
2023 0 —
2024 0 —
2025 1 —

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 1 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 0 0 1
1990s 0.2 0 1 10
2000s 0.2 0 1 10
2010s 0.2 0 1 10
2020s 0.5 0 1 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is countries where armed conflicts took place in Tanzania?
Countries where armed conflicts took place in Tanzania was 1 in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1997.
What is the lowest countries where armed conflicts took place recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1989.
How does Tanzania rank for countries where armed conflicts took place?
Tanzania ranks 1st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Countries where armed conflicts took place. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Countries where armed conflicts took place
Source
Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 7,289 data points, 1989–2025
Last refreshed

At least one all conflict event took place in this country in a given year.