Millet yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Millet yields was 1.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 88 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.
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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
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 88 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.