Millet yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Millet yields was 1.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.08 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
49th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.95 tonnes per hectare
in 1982
All-time low
0.4522 tonnes per hectare
in 2003
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Millet 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
In 2024, millet yields in Tanzania stood at 1.08 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Tanzania peaked at 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4522 tonnes per hectare, in 2003.
That places Tanzania 49th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Millet yields in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8056 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.7978 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.605 tonnes per hectare | -24.2% |
| 1965 | 0.6859 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.669 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.6061 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1968 | 0.6119 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6473 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7266 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6136 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6419 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.5273 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6355 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8409 tonnes per hectare | +32.3% |
| 1976 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +33.8% |
| 1977 | 0.7257 tonnes per hectare | -35.5% |
| 1978 | 0.8545 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7556 tonnes per hectare | -26.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6222 tonnes per hectare | -17.7% |
| 1982 | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | +213.5% |
| 1983 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -28.1% |
| 1984 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8825 tonnes per hectare | -25.6% |
| 1987 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 0.7986 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 1989 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +25.2% |
| 1990 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7813 tonnes per hectare | -30.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8516 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6477 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 1994 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +65.6% |
| 1995 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9813 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8799 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9928 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8694 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6505 tonnes per hectare | -36.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4522 tonnes per hectare | -30.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7078 tonnes per hectare | +56.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7725 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.759 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7698 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6988 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.784 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8208 tonnes per hectare | -27.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9646 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 0.993 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.9361 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9912 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9752 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 2019 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.94 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.08 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 99% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.08 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +213.5% | 0.6222 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6941 tonnes per hectare | 0.605 tonnes per hectare | 0.8182 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7713 tonnes per hectare | 0.5273 tonnes per hectare | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.6222 tonnes per hectare | 1.95 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9563 tonnes per hectare | 0.6477 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7491 tonnes per hectare | 0.4522 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.8208 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.94 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 millet yields in Tanzania?
- Millet yields in Tanzania was 1.08 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 millet yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4522 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- How does Tanzania rank for millet yields?
- Tanzania ranks 49th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.