Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Tanzania
Tanzania: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre was 0.289 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Tanzania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Tanzania is 0.289 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 77.8% on the previous year and up 25,500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Tanzania peaked at 0.289 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Tanzania 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 square kilometre in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1978 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1979 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1993 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1995 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1996 | 0.0011 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1997 | 0.0045 tonnes per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 tonnes per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0045 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0068 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 tonnes per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 tonnes per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0102 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0079 tonnes per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 tonnes per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2008 | 0.009 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 tonnes per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 tonnes per square kilometre | +233.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0045 tonnes per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2012 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0068 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0.009 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0102 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.035 tonnes per square kilometre | +244.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1626 tonnes per square kilometre | +364.5% |
| 2023 | 0.289 tonnes per square kilometre | +77.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.289 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0757 tonnes per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.289 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0037 tonnes per square kilometre, 79.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +364.5% | 0.035 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1626 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0016 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0056 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0072 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0034 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0102 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0046 tonnes per square kilometre | 0 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0113 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1242 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0102 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.289 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 85 Paraguay 0.298 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 86 Chile 0.2962 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 87 Haiti 0.2903 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 89 Laos 0.286 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 90 Algeria 0.2813 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 91 Nicaragua 0.2493 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Tanzania?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre in Tanzania was 0.289 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.289 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre?
- Tanzania ranks 88th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25,500.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.