Cereal yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Cereal yields was 1.87 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.87 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
131st
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.04 tonnes per hectare
in 2001
All-time low
0.5738 tonnes per hectare
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal 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
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Tanzania is 1.87 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Tanzania peaked at 2.04 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5738 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
Tanzania ranks 131st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8057 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8313 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9586 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.8044 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8014 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7602 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7025 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5811 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6385 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1970 | 0.5738 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.7081 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1972 | 0.668 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.903 tonnes per hectare | +35.2% |
| 1974 | 0.7646 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +37.6% |
| 1976 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9996 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1981 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +42.5% |
| 1983 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -17.6% |
| 1987 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1990 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +47.9% |
| 1996 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -30.7% |
| 1998 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +47.3% |
| 2000 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -18.4% |
| 2001 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +41.8% |
| 2002 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8581 tonnes per hectare | -54.8% |
| 2004 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +59.7% |
| 2005 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 2006 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 2007 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +48.4% |
| 2011 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.87 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02 tonnes per hectare, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.87 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7649 tonnes per hectare | 0.5811 tonnes per hectare | 0.9586 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8849 tonnes per hectare | 0.5738 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 0.8581 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 1.96 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- 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 cereal yields in Tanzania?
- Cereal yields in Tanzania was 1.87 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 cereal yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5738 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Tanzania rank for cereal yields?
- Tanzania ranks 131st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.