Cashew nut yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Cashew nut yields was 0.3985 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3985 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 17.4%
World rank
30th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.26 tonnes per hectare
in 1996
All-time low
0.2021 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cashew nut yields in Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.3985 tonnes per hectare for cashew nut yields in 2024.
The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Tanzania peaked at 1.26 tonnes per hectare in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2021 tonnes per hectare, in 2009.
That places Tanzania 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6024 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6481 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.625 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 0.71 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6726 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6933 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.5986 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1968 | 0.5675 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.523 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5777 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.6019 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6278 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6045 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6085 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6097 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6195 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5758 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6225 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5951 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5917 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6598 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5918 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5702 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4763 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5647 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 1986 | 0.48 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5283 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.642 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5503 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4874 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5427 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7509 tonnes per hectare | +38.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7145 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8491 tonnes per hectare | +18.8% |
| 1995 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1996 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 1998 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9007 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6437 tonnes per hectare | -28.5% |
| 2002 | 0.293 tonnes per hectare | -54.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3513 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3217 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5576 tonnes per hectare | +73.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2825 tonnes per hectare | -49.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2356 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6764 tonnes per hectare | +187.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2021 tonnes per hectare | -70.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2978 tonnes per hectare | +47.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2978 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3896 tonnes per hectare | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3116 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4095 tonnes per hectare | +36.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4109 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5196 tonnes per hectare | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2568 tonnes per hectare | -50.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3958 tonnes per hectare | +54.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3805 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3361 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3452 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3393 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3985 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.3985 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 60% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.3985 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 60% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nut yields in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +187.1% | 0.2356 tonnes per hectare | 0.6764 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6267 tonnes per hectare | 0.523 tonnes per hectare | 0.71 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6043 tonnes per hectare | 0.5758 tonnes per hectare | 0.6278 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5655 tonnes per hectare | 0.4763 tonnes per hectare | 0.6598 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9161 tonnes per hectare | 0.4874 tonnes per hectare | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4465 tonnes per hectare | 0.2021 tonnes per hectare | 0.9007 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3589 tonnes per hectare | 0.2568 tonnes per hectare | 0.5196 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3599 tonnes per hectare | 0.3361 tonnes per hectare | 0.3985 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6312 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Tanzania?
- Cashew nut yields in Tanzania was 0.3985 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cashew nut yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 tonnes per hectare in 1996.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2021 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- How does Tanzania rank for cashew nut yields?
- Tanzania ranks 30th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.