What is barley yield in Tanzania?

Barley yield in Tanzania was 918.8 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest barley yield recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 2,571 kg per hectare in 2000.

What is the lowest barley yield recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 606.7 kg per hectare in 1969.

How does Tanzania rank for barley yield?

Tanzania ranks 12th out of 17 countries with data for 2011.

Is barley yield rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tanzania data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Barley yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Barley yield in Tanzania

Name: Barley yield in Tanzania
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Tanzania: Barley yield was 918.8 kg per hectare in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)

918.8 kg per hectare

Change on year

down 54.3%

World rank

12th

of 17 countries

All-time high

2,571 kg per hectare

in 2000

All-time low

606.7 kg per hectare

in 1969

Years of data

1961–2011

Barley yield in Tanzania, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.

Analysis

In 2011, barley yield in Tanzania stood at 918.8 kg per hectare.

That represents a change of down 54.3% on the previous year and down 64.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barley yield in Tanzania peaked at 2,571 kg per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 606.7 kg per hectare, in 1969.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	1,127 kg per hectare	606.7 kg per hectare	1,333 kg per hectare	9
1970s	1,092 kg per hectare	900 kg per hectare	1,467 kg per hectare	10
1980s	1,359 kg per hectare	1,250 kg per hectare	1,486 kg per hectare	10
1990s	1,965 kg per hectare	1,649 kg per hectare	2,349 kg per hectare	10
2000s	2,195 kg per hectare	1,622 kg per hectare	2,571 kg per hectare	10
2010s	1,466 kg per hectare	918.8 kg per hectare	2,012 kg per hectare	2

Countries ranked near Tanzania

9 Morocco 1,337 kg per hectare compare
10 Tunisia 1,214 kg per hectare compare
11 Sudan 1,095 kg per hectare compare
13 Zambia 895.7 kg per hectare compare
14 Rwanda 864.9 kg per hectare compare
15 Democratic Republic of Congo 692.3 kg per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 23 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania

Agriculture share gdp 22.91 (2025)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.91 (2025)
Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Rural population 63.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 1.96 (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is barley yield in Tanzania?: Barley yield in Tanzania was 918.8 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest barley yield recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 2,571 kg per hectare in 2000.
What is the lowest barley yield recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 606.7 kg per hectare in 1969.
How does Tanzania rank for barley yield?: Tanzania ranks 12th out of 17 countries with data for 2011.
Is barley yield rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is down 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Barley yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Barley yield (kg per hectare)
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 23 places, 874 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Barley yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.