Tanzania vs Zambia: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Tanzania
256,000 tonnes
in 2023
Zambia
244,000 tonnes
in 2023
Tanzania rank
50th
Zambia rank
52nd
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 256,000 tonnes against 244,000 tonnes in Zambia, a difference of 12,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 52nd of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Tanzania averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 36,000 tonnes | 36,000 tonnes | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1990s | 1,400 tonnes | 300 tonnes | 1,100 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 6,400 tonnes | 3,400 tonnes | 3,000 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 4,100 tonnes | 140,600 tonnes | 136,500 tonnes | Zambia |
| 2020s | 110,000 tonnes | 228,000 tonnes | 118,000 tonnes | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Tanzania, at 256,000 tonnes against 244,000 tonnes in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 12,000 tonnes, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Tanzania ranks 50th and Zambia ranks 52nd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.