Cotton yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Cotton yields was 0.6337 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton 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 0.6337 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Tanzania peaked at 0.8307 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2328 tonnes per hectare, in 1985.
That places Tanzania 80th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4629 tonnes per hectare | 0.4156 tonnes per hectare | 0.5277 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4977 tonnes per hectare | 0.366 tonnes per hectare | 0.5755 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3834 tonnes per hectare | 0.2328 tonnes per hectare | 0.5244 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5044 tonnes per hectare | 0.3137 tonnes per hectare | 0.7051 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5675 tonnes per hectare | 0.3788 tonnes per hectare | 0.6783 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6444 tonnes per hectare | 0.4518 tonnes per hectare | 0.8307 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6473 tonnes per hectare | 0.6319 tonnes per hectare | 0.6979 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Tanzania?
- Cotton yields in Tanzania was 0.6337 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 cotton yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8307 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2328 tonnes per hectare in 1985.
- How does Tanzania rank for cotton yields?
- Tanzania ranks 80th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 Cotton 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.