Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) was 22.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tanzania, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tanzania is 22.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tanzania peaked at 30.9% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2025.
Tanzania ranks 32nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.0% | — |
| 1991 | 30.2% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 30.8% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 30.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 28.6% | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 29.3% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 26.2% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 28.8% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 27.9% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 26.6% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 25.3% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 24.8% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 22.9% | -1.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 22.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 22.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 26.4% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 23.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 25.0% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 22.9% | 25.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6695 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5659 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 292.74 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tanzania?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tanzania was 22.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 1993.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2025.
- How does Tanzania rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Tanzania ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.