Maize (corn) — Production in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Maize (corn) — Production was 10.08 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
10.08 million t
Change on year
up 25.9%
Rank
3rd
of 19 regions
All-time high
10.08 million t
in 2024
All-time low
488,000 t
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Maize (corn) — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for maize (corn) — production in United Republic of Tanzania is 10.08 million t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 25.9% on the previous year and up 49.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, maize (corn) — production in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 10.08 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 488,000 t, in 1970.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Maize (corn) — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Maize (corn) — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 590,000 t
1962 600,000 t +1.7%
1963 850,000 t +41.7%
1964 720,000 t -15.3%
1965 751,000 t +4.3%
1966 880,000 t +17.2%
1967 750,000 t -14.8%
1968 551,000 t -26.5%
1969 638,000 t +15.8%
1970 488,000 t -23.5%
1971 719,000 t +47.3%
1972 621,000 t -13.6%
1973 887,000 t +42.8%
1974 761,000 t -14.2%
1975 1.37 million t +79.6%
1976 1.45 million t +6.0%
1977 1.66 million t +14.8%
1978 1.47 million t -12.0%
1979 1.72 million t +17.4%
1980 1.73 million t +0.3%
1981 1.84 million t +6.5%
1982 1.65 million t -10.1%
1983 1.65 million t -0.2%
1984 1.94 million t +17.4%
1985 2.09 million t +7.9%
1986 2.21 million t +5.6%
1987 2.36 million t +6.7%
1988 2.34 million t -0.8%
1989 3.13 million t +33.7%
1990 2.44 million t -21.8%
1991 2.33 million t -4.6%
1992 2.23 million t -4.5%
1993 2.28 million t +2.5%
1994 1.49 million t -34.9%
1995 2.87 million t +93.5%
1996 2.82 million t -1.8%
1997 1.83 million t -35.1%
1998 2.68 million t +46.6%
1999 2.42 million t -9.8%
2000 1.97 million t -18.8%
2001 2.65 million t +35.0%
2002 4.41 million t +66.2%
2003 2.61 million t -40.7%
2004 4.65 million t +77.9%
2005 3.13 million t -32.7%
2006 3.42 million t +9.3%
2007 3.66 million t +6.9%
2008 5.44 million t +48.7%
2009 3.33 million t -38.9%
2010 4.73 million t +42.3%
2011 4.34 million t -8.3%
2012 5.10 million t +17.6%
2013 5.36 million t +4.9%
2014 6.74 million t +25.8%
2015 5.90 million t -12.4%
2016 6.15 million t +4.2%
2017 6.68 million t +8.6%
2018 6.27 million t -6.1%
2019 5.65 million t -9.9%
2020 6.71 million t +18.7%
2021 7.04 million t +4.9%
2022 6.54 million t -7.1%
2023 8.01 million t +22.5%
2024 10.08 million t +25.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 703,333 t 551,000 t 880,000 t 9
1970s 1.11 million t 488,000 t 1.72 million t 10
1980s 2.09 million t 1.65 million t 3.13 million t 10
1990s 2.34 million t 1.49 million t 2.87 million t 10
2000s 3.53 million t 1.97 million t 5.44 million t 10
2010s 5.69 million t 4.34 million t 6.74 million t 10
2020s 7.68 million t 6.54 million t 10.08 million t 5

Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania

  1. 1 China 295.14 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 294.92 million t compare
  3. 3 Brazil 114.95 million t compare
  4. 4 Argentina 57.49 million t compare
  5. 5 India 40.23 million t compare
  6. 5 Türkiye 8.10 million t compare
  7. 6 Ukraine 26.86 million t compare
  8. 6 Viet Nam 4.40 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is maize (corn) — production in United Republic of Tanzania?
Maize (corn) — production in United Republic of Tanzania was 10.08 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest maize (corn) — production recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 10.08 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest maize (corn) — production recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 488,000 t in 1970.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for maize (corn) — production?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 3rd out of 19 regions with data for 2024.
Is maize (corn) — production rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.7%. 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) — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
216 places, 11,832 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.