Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 528,464 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
528,464 ha
Change on year
up 49.4%
World rank
4th
of 15 countries
All-time high
693,047 ha
in 1969
All-time low
239,390 ha
in 1999
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

United Republic of Tanzania recorded 528,464 ha for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.4% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 693,047 ha in 1969 and was at its lowest, 239,390 ha, in 1999.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 450,000 ha
1962 500,000 ha +11.1%
1963 529,000 ha +5.8%
1964 574,620 ha +8.6%
1965 655,956 ha +14.2%
1966 684,534 ha +4.4%
1967 644,416 ha -5.9%
1968 612,999 ha -4.9%
1969 693,047 ha +13.1%
1970 690,369 ha -0.4%
1971 611,478 ha -11.4%
1972 606,010 ha -0.9%
1973 572,482 ha -5.5%
1974 588,944 ha +2.9%
1975 393,867 ha -33.1%
1976 489,600 ha +24.3%
1977 500,089 ha +2.1%
1978 571,626 ha +14.3%
1979 498,875 ha -12.7%
1980 519,890 ha +4.2%
1981 471,413 ha -9.3%
1982 471,255 ha -0.0%
1983 548,024 ha +16.3%
1984 537,820 ha -1.9%
1985 529,003 ha -1.6%
1986 538,112 ha +1.7%
1987 567,282 ha +5.4%
1988 471,868 ha -16.8%
1989 412,490 ha -12.6%
1990 447,790 ha +8.6%
1991 565,190 ha +26.2%
1992 476,900 ha -15.6%
1993 518,114 ha +8.6%
1994 380,779 ha -26.5%
1995 420,900 ha +10.5%
1996 491,000 ha +16.7%
1997 494,575 ha +0.7%
1998 242,000 ha -51.1%
1999 239,390 ha -1.1%
2000 257,880 ha +7.7%
2001 468,080 ha +81.5%
2002 440,118 ha -6.0%
2003 389,093 ha -11.6%
2004 531,237 ha +36.5%
2005 588,269 ha +10.7%
2006 241,549 ha -58.9%
2007 493,782 ha +104.4%
2008 620,919 ha +25.7%
2009 574,984 ha -7.4%
2010 482,965 ha -16.0%
2011 284,403 ha -41.1%
2012 382,620 ha +34.5%
2013 487,095 ha +27.3%
2014 354,413 ha -27.2%
2015 500,650 ha +41.3%
2016 380,331 ha -24.0%
2017 320,960 ha -15.6%
2018 459,504 ha +43.2%
2019 467,858 ha +1.8%
2020 551,734 ha +17.9%
2021 243,812 ha -55.8%
2022 289,278 ha +18.6%
2023 353,737 ha +22.3%
2024 528,464 ha +49.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 593,841 ha 450,000 ha 693,047 ha 9
1970s 552,334 ha 393,867 ha 690,369 ha 10
1980s 506,716 ha 412,490 ha 567,282 ha 10
1990s 427,664 ha 239,390 ha 565,190 ha 10
2000s 460,591 ha 241,549 ha 620,919 ha 10
2010s 412,080 ha 284,403 ha 500,650 ha 10
2020s 393,405 ha 243,812 ha 551,734 ha 5

Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania

  1. 1 India 12.07 million ha compare
  2. 2 USSR 3.67 million ha compare
  3. 3 China 2.90 million ha compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 2.90 million ha compare
  5. 5 Brazil 2.11 million ha compare
  6. 5 Türkiye 466,942 ha compare
  7. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 82,078 ha compare
  8. 6 Pakistan 2.04 million ha compare
  9. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 50,000 ha compare
  10. 7 Uzbekistan 964,810 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania?
Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania was 528,464 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 693,047 ha in 1969.
What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 239,390 ha in 1999.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th out of 15 countries with data for 2024.
Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Republic of Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
176 places, 9,571 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.