Cotton yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Cotton yields was 0.6337 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6337 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
81st
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.8307 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
All-time low
0.2328 tonnes per hectare
in 1985
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 81st out of 101 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.
Cotton yields in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4184 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4156 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4618 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.4579 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.4566 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5221 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5277 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4228 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4828 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5186 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4805 tonnes per hectare | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5755 tonnes per hectare | +19.8% |
| 1973 | 0.5132 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.5595 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5456 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.5349 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4321 tonnes per hectare | -19.2% |
| 1978 | 0.366 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4511 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4511 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3798 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3448 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.315 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3448 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2328 tonnes per hectare | -32.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4696 tonnes per hectare | +101.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5244 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4527 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3191 tonnes per hectare | -29.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3831 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5329 tonnes per hectare | +39.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7051 tonnes per hectare | +32.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3137 tonnes per hectare | -55.5% |
| 1994 | 0.381 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6819 tonnes per hectare | +79.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5759 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4695 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4635 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5374 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5785 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5786 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3788 tonnes per hectare | -34.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5365 tonnes per hectare | +41.6% |
| 2004 | 0.67 tonnes per hectare | +24.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6783 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6529 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4459 tonnes per hectare | -31.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6414 tonnes per hectare | +43.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5141 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6339 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7225 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7936 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.79 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4518 tonnes per hectare | -42.8% |
| 2016 | 0.467 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4998 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5551 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8307 tonnes per hectare | +49.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6979 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6378 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6354 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6319 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6337 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.6337 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.31 tonnes per hectare, 48% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.6337 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8911 tonnes per hectare, 71% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 |
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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 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 81st out of 101 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.