Cocoa bean yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Cocoa bean yields was 0.7175 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7175 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 61 countries
All-time high
0.7221 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.1 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cocoa bean 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 cocoa bean yields in Tanzania is 0.7175 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cocoa bean yields in Tanzania peaked at 0.7221 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
Tanzania ranks 8th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cocoa bean yields in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1964 | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | +100.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +100.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5833 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5926 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6024 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6542 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6111 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5839 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5729 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5944 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6109 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6021 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5881 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.6119 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6194 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6197 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.62 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6069 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6158 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.6058 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5714 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -30.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6279 tonnes per hectare | +57.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6366 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6957 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6638 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.7011 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6999 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6923 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7047 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7091 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7024 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7035 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7046 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7099 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7132 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7155 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7163 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7208 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7212 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7208 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7221 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7163 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7169 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7175 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.7175 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3962 tonnes per hectare, 1.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.7175 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4718 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cocoa bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +100.0% | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.2 tonnes per hectare |
| 1968 | +100.0% | 0.2 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare |
| 1995 | +57.0% | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.6279 tonnes per hectare |
| 1962 | -33.3% | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare |
| 1963 | -33.3% | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.2 tonnes per hectare |
| 1965 | -33.3% | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.1 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2556 tonnes per hectare | 0.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.45 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5744 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.6542 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6023 tonnes per hectare | 0.5729 tonnes per hectare | 0.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6125 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.7011 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6997 tonnes per hectare | 0.6923 tonnes per hectare | 0.7047 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7117 tonnes per hectare | 0.7024 tonnes per hectare | 0.7212 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7187 tonnes per hectare | 0.7163 tonnes per hectare | 0.7221 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 cocoa bean yields in Tanzania?
- Cocoa bean yields in Tanzania was 0.7175 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 cocoa bean yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7221 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cocoa bean yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Tanzania rank for cocoa bean yields?
- Tanzania ranks 8th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cocoa bean yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Cocoa bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.