Cashew nut yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Cashew nut yields was 0.3985 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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.
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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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.