Coffee bean yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Coffee bean yields was 0.2377 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2377 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
71st
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.5554 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
All-time low
0.1515 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Coffee 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
Tanzania recorded 0.2377 tonnes per hectare for coffee bean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Tanzania peaked at 0.5554 tonnes per hectare in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.1515 tonnes per hectare, in 2006.
Tanzania ranks 71st of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3882 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.409 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.436 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4991 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4956 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4066 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5554 tonnes per hectare | +36.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4773 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4233 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4779 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1972 | 0.5545 tonnes per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.4996 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5023 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4974 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4972 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5035 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.544 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4193 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5358 tonnes per hectare | +27.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4873 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4827 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5177 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4164 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4978 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5241 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4137 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3904 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 0.401 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3851 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.415 tonnes per hectare | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3646 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2846 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3625 tonnes per hectare | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4199 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3961 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3776 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4023 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4157 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.415 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4411 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3822 tonnes per hectare | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3622 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4047 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1515 tonnes per hectare | -62.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2304 tonnes per hectare | +52.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2052 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2536 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 0.179 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5199 tonnes per hectare | +190.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5199 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3057 tonnes per hectare | -41.2% |
| 2014 | 0.306 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1924 tonnes per hectare | -37.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2401 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2763 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2818 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2772 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2666 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2564 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2492 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2433 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2377 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.2377 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5325 tonnes per hectare, 45% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.2377 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4357 tonnes per hectare, 55% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +190.4% | 0.179 tonnes per hectare | 0.5199 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4507 tonnes per hectare | 0.3882 tonnes per hectare | 0.5554 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 0.4233 tonnes per hectare | 0.5545 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4685 tonnes per hectare | 0.3904 tonnes per hectare | 0.5358 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3809 tonnes per hectare | 0.2846 tonnes per hectare | 0.4199 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3262 tonnes per hectare | 0.1515 tonnes per hectare | 0.4411 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3098 tonnes per hectare | 0.179 tonnes per hectare | 0.5199 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2506 tonnes per hectare | 0.2377 tonnes per hectare | 0.2666 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 68 Ecuador 0.2949 tonnes per hectare compare
- 69 Mexico 0.2948 tonnes per hectare compare
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- 72 Liberia 0.2373 tonnes per hectare compare
- 73 Cape Verde 0.2318 tonnes per hectare compare
- 74 French Polynesia 0.2262 tonnes per hectare 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 coffee bean yields in Tanzania?
- Coffee bean yields in Tanzania was 0.2377 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 coffee bean yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5554 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1515 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- How does Tanzania rank for coffee bean yields?
- Tanzania ranks 71st out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Coffee 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. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.