Maize (corn) — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Maize (corn) — Area harvested was 5.74 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania stood at 5.74 million ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% on the previous year and up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 5.74 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 790,000 ha, in 1961.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 790,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 800,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 960,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1964 | 930,000 ha | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 950,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 1.10 million ha | +15.8% |
| 1967 | 1.00 million ha | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 1.01 million ha | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 1.01 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.01 million ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 984,900 ha | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.00 million ha | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.00 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.10 million ha | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 1.10 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.30 million ha | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 1.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.30 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.40 million ha | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 1.35 million ha | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 1.23 million ha | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 1.23 million ha | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.41 million ha | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 1.58 million ha | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 1.91 million ha | +20.9% |
| 1987 | 1.72 million ha | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 1.85 million ha | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 1.98 million ha | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 1.63 million ha | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 1.85 million ha | +13.3% |
| 1992 | 1.91 million ha | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.82 million ha | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.20 million ha | -34.0% |
| 1995 | 1.37 million ha | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 1.58 million ha | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 1.56 million ha | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2.09 million ha | +33.5% |
| 1999 | 957,550 ha | -54.1% |
| 2000 | 1.02 million ha | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 845,950 ha | -16.9% |
| 2002 | 1.72 million ha | +103.1% |
| 2003 | 3.46 million ha | +101.5% |
| 2004 | 3.17 million ha | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 3.11 million ha | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.57 million ha | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 2.60 million ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 3.98 million ha | +53.1% |
| 2009 | 2.96 million ha | -25.6% |
| 2010 | 3.05 million ha | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 3.29 million ha | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 4.12 million ha | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 4.12 million ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.15 million ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.79 million ha | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 3.88 million ha | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 3.82 million ha | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 3.55 million ha | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 3.43 million ha | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 4.20 million ha | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 4.40 million ha | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.00 million ha | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 4.20 million ha | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 5.74 million ha | +36.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 950,889 ha | 790,000 ha | 1.10 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 million ha | 984,900 ha | 1.30 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.57 million ha | 1.23 million ha | 1.98 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.60 million ha | 957,550 ha | 2.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.54 million ha | 845,950 ha | 3.98 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.72 million ha | 3.05 million ha | 4.15 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.51 million ha | 4.00 million ha | 5.74 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 1 China 44.78 million ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 44.74 million ha compare
- 3 Brazil 21.19 million ha compare
- 4 India 11.35 million ha compare
- 5 Argentina 8.74 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.11 million ha compare
- 6 Mexico 6.57 million ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 862,053 ha compare
- 7 Nigeria 5.50 million ha compare
- 7 Türkiye 789,379 ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania was 5.74 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.74 million ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 790,000 ha in 1961.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for maize (corn) — area harvested?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th out of 19 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.