Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Tanzania
Tanzania: Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom was 1.38 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.38 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
109th
of 126 countries
All-time high
2.88 tonnes per hectare
in 2005
All-time low
0.4561 tonnes per hectare
in 2000
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Tanzania stood at 1.38 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 4.6% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Tanzania peaked at 2.88 tonnes per hectare in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4561 tonnes per hectare, in 2000.
Tanzania ranks 109th of 126 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7625 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9766 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 1963 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 1964 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1967 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1971 | 0.7662 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9638 tonnes per hectare | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +59.3% |
| 1974 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -30.9% |
| 1976 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | +47.8% |
| 1978 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -30.2% |
| 1979 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +32.5% |
| 1982 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -31.3% |
| 1983 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1987 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 1989 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 1991 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1994 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -19.1% |
| 1999 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +28.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4561 tonnes per hectare | -68.2% |
| 2001 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +274.4% |
| 2002 | 2.51 tonnes per hectare | +47.0% |
| 2003 | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | -29.2% |
| 2005 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | +48.0% |
| 2006 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -28.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -46.8% |
| 2008 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5521 tonnes per hectare | -45.0% |
| 2010 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +107.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9915 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.97 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +70.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8468 tonnes per hectare | -48.9% |
| 2016 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +31.0% |
| 2017 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +37.9% |
| 2020 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -22.4% |
| 2022 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +31.1% |
| 2024 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.38 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.67 tonnes per hectare, 52% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.38 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.67 tonnes per hectare, 83% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +274.4% | 0.4561 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.7625 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.7662 tonnes per hectare | 1.93 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 2.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | 0.4561 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.8468 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.77 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Tanzania?
- Long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom in Tanzania was 1.38 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 tonnes per hectare in 2005.
- What is the lowest long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4561 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- How does Tanzania rank for long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom?
- Tanzania ranks 109th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is long-run cereal yields in the united kingdom rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Long-run cereal yields in the United Kingdom. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.