Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 3.07 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.07 million ha
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
4th
of 20 countries
All-time high
4.11 million ha
in 2015
All-time low
568,900 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

United Republic of Tanzania recorded 3.07 million ha for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 4.11 million ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 568,900 ha, in 1961.

That places United Republic of Tanzania 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 568,900 ha
1962 601,600 ha +5.7%
1963 662,050 ha +10.0%
1964 696,750 ha +5.2%
1965 807,590 ha +15.9%
1966 818,286 ha +1.3%
1967 759,200 ha -7.2%
1968 737,350 ha -2.9%
1969 815,187 ha +10.6%
1970 838,629 ha +2.9%
1971 776,277 ha -7.4%
1972 783,746 ha +1.0%
1973 796,006 ha +1.6%
1974 807,340 ha +1.4%
1975 684,738 ha -15.2%
1976 849,835 ha +24.1%
1977 885,567 ha +4.2%
1978 987,663 ha +11.5%
1979 900,316 ha -8.8%
1980 896,249 ha -0.5%
1981 881,764 ha -1.6%
1982 924,571 ha +4.9%
1983 1.00 million ha +8.4%
1984 1.01 million ha +1.3%
1985 1.02 million ha +0.2%
1986 1.03 million ha +1.6%
1987 1.08 million ha +4.3%
1988 1.02 million ha -5.0%
1989 979,530 ha -4.3%
1990 1.03 million ha +4.9%
1991 1.14 million ha +11.2%
1992 1.04 million ha -8.9%
1993 1.09 million ha +4.7%
1994 959,680 ha -11.9%
1995 1.02 million ha +6.1%
1996 1.10 million ha +8.0%
1997 1.13 million ha +2.8%
1998 922,098 ha -18.4%
1999 1.00 million ha +8.6%
2000 1.05 million ha +4.8%
2001 1.36 million ha +29.9%
2002 1.57 million ha +15.3%
2003 1.60 million ha +1.5%
2004 1.82 million ha +13.7%
2005 1.99 million ha +9.5%
2006 1.81 million ha -8.8%
2007 2.14 million ha +18.0%
2008 2.26 million ha +5.9%
2009 2.20 million ha -2.7%
2010 2.28 million ha +3.4%
2011 2.92 million ha +28.0%
2012 3.42 million ha +17.2%
2013 3.28 million ha -4.1%
2014 3.89 million ha +18.7%
2015 4.11 million ha +5.6%
2016 3.42 million ha -16.7%
2017 3.25 million ha -5.1%
2018 3.49 million ha +7.3%
2019 3.57 million ha +2.5%
2020 3.07 million ha -14.1%
2021 2.82 million ha -8.2%
2022 2.65 million ha -6.1%
2023 2.61 million ha -1.3%
2024 3.07 million ha +17.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 718,546 ha 568,900 ha 818,286 ha 9
1970s 831,012 ha 684,738 ha 987,663 ha 10
1980s 984,716 ha 881,764 ha 1.08 million ha 10
1990s 1.04 million ha 922,098 ha 1.14 million ha 10
2000s 1.78 million ha 1.05 million ha 2.26 million ha 10
2010s 3.36 million ha 2.28 million ha 4.11 million ha 10
2020s 2.84 million ha 2.61 million ha 3.07 million ha 5

Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania

  1. 1 Brazil 49.56 million ha compare
  2. 2 India 44.26 million ha compare
  3. 3 China 28.18 million ha compare
  4. 4 China, mainland 28.13 million ha compare
  5. 5 Argentina 19.46 million ha compare
  6. 5 Türkiye 2.54 million ha compare
  7. 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.91 million ha compare
  8. 6 Russian Federation 18.44 million ha compare
  9. 7 Indonesia 17.62 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania?
Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania was 3.07 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 4.11 million ha in 2015.
What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 568,900 ha in 1961.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. 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 Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,169 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.