Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita was 0.0038 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Tanzania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Tanzania stood at 0.0038 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 72.7% on the previous year and up 18,662.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0038 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1961.
Tanzania ranks 88th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1996 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1997 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +292.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -22.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +45.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -35.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +46.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +46.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +36.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -63.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +225.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -61.1% |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | — |
| 2018 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +234.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +351.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | +72.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0038 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 3.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0038 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 tonnes per person, 59.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0001 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Tanzania?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita in Tanzania was 0.0038 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18,662.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.