How does Tanzania rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp?

Tanzania ranks 22nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.

Is land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP in Tanzania

Name: Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP in Tanzania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Tanzania: Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP was 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.9%

World rank

22nd

of 178 countries

All-time high

0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 1970

All-time low

0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP in Tanzania, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP for land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp in Tanzania peaked at 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

Tanzania ranks 22nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP in Tanzania, 1961 to 2023.
Year	hectares per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1963	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1964	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1965	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1966	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
1967	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1968	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1969	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1970	0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP	+85.3%
1971	0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
1972	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1973	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
1974	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1975	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1976	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
1977	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1978	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-12.4%
1979	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
1980	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
1981	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
1982	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-29.9%
1983	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1984	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	+21.8%
1985	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1986	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	+78.9%
1987	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	+30.8%
1988	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1989	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	+23.5%
1990	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
1991	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1992	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	+12.1%
1993	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1994	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-24.2%
1995	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1996	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1997	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-15.8%
1998	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	+11.8%
1999	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-41.6%
2000	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	+5.2%
2001	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
2002	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	+45.0%
2003	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	+32.6%
2004	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2005	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.3%
2006	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2007	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2008	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
2009	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
2010	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2011	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2012	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2013	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
2014	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2015	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2016	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2017	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
2018	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
2019	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2020	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
2021	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2022	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2023	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.9%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

Tanzania's 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 hectares per US$ of GDP, 3.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Tanzania's 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP 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
1970	+85.3%	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP
1986	+78.9%	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

19 Benin 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
20 Cambodia 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
21 Lesotho 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
23 Nepal 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
24 Ethiopia 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
25 Nigeria 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania

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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)
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Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions

What is land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp in Tanzania?: Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp in Tanzania was 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1970.
What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Tanzania rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp?: Tanzania ranks 22nd out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Land under cereal production (hectares), per unit of GDP
Unit: hectares per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 225 places, 12,530 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.