What is the difference in wheat production between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?

41,171 metric tons, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Wheat production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Tanzania, United Republic of vs Zambia: Wheat production

Tanzania, United Republic of

112,658 metric tons

in 2011

Zambia

153,829 metric tons

in 2011

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

10th

Zambia rank

9th

Wheat production over time

Tanzania, United Republic of
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 153,829 metric tons against 112,658 metric tons in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 41,171 metric tons.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 9th of 32 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Tanzania, United Republic of averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Tanzania, United Republic of	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	29,631 metric tons	376.33 metric tons	29,255 metric tons	Tanzania, United Republic of
1970s	71,700 metric tons	2,631 metric tons	69,069 metric tons	Tanzania, United Republic of
1980s	78,864 metric tons	20,644 metric tons	58,220 metric tons	Tanzania, United Republic of
1990s	80,330 metric tons	60,454 metric tons	19,876 metric tons	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	76,023 metric tons	110,319 metric tons	34,296 metric tons	Zambia
2010s	87,514 metric tons	163,042 metric tons	75,528 metric tons	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat production, Tanzania, United Republic of or Zambia?: Zambia, at 153,829 metric tons against 112,658 metric tons in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2011.
What is the difference in wheat production between Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?: 41,171 metric tons, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Tanzania, United Republic of and Zambia rank globally for wheat production?: Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 10th and Zambia ranks 9th of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Wheat production (metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wheat production (metric tons)
Unit: metric tons
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 38 places, 1,725 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Production data on wheat relate to crop harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.