Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.031 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tanzania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tanzania is 0.031 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 52.9% on the previous year and up 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0325 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 tonnes per person, in 1989.
That places Tanzania 172nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0121 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0086 tonnes per person | -37.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -38.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +29.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0061 tonnes per person | -21.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0059 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0058 tonnes per person | +32.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | -17.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0135 tonnes per person | +182.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -69.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | +593.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0301 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.009 tonnes per person | -70.0% |
| 1977 | 0.01 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -23.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 tonnes per person | -50.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0216 tonnes per person | +473.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | -36.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0111 tonnes per person | -31.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | +46.8% |
| 1986 | 0.01 tonnes per person | -45.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0078 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 1988 | 0.006 tonnes per person | -22.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | -59.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0034 tonnes per person | +41.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +61.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +37.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0118 tonnes per person | +55.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -39.1% |
| 1996 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | +59.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0238 tonnes per person | +87.3% |
| 1999 | 0.008 tonnes per person | -66.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +110.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0184 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0163 tonnes per person | -11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0214 tonnes per person | +31.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0277 tonnes per person | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | -39.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0271 tonnes per person | +61.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0227 tonnes per person | -16.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0149 tonnes per person | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +55.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0325 tonnes per person | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0298 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0234 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0202 tonnes per person | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 0.017 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0148 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | -81.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0182 tonnes per person | +577.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0146 tonnes per person | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0138 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0202 tonnes per person | +46.5% |
| 2023 | 0.031 tonnes per person | +52.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.031 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 27% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.031 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 36% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +593.9% | 0.0041 tonnes per person | 0.0287 tonnes per person |
| 2019 | +577.6% | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0182 tonnes per person |
| 1980 | +473.0% | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0216 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0044 tonnes per person | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0117 tonnes per person | 0.0038 tonnes per person | 0.0301 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.012 tonnes per person | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0216 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 0.0034 tonnes per person | 0.0238 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0206 tonnes per person | 0.0149 tonnes per person | 0.0277 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.021 tonnes per person | 0.0027 tonnes per person | 0.0325 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0199 tonnes per person | 0.0138 tonnes per person | 0.031 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tanzania?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Tanzania was 0.031 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0325 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 tonnes per person in 1989.
- How does Tanzania rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 172nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.4%. 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.