Pea yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Pea yields was 0.6236 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6236 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
91st
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.6341 tonnes per hectare
in 2013
All-time low
0.1919 tonnes per hectare
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Pea 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
Tanzania recorded 0.6236 tonnes per hectare for pea yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pea yields in Tanzania peaked at 0.6341 tonnes per hectare in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1919 tonnes per hectare, in 1965.
That places Tanzania 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Pea yields in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 0.28 tonnes per hectare | -22.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2893 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1919 tonnes per hectare | -33.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3381 tonnes per hectare | +76.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3172 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.2682 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2406 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2819 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3009 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2358 tonnes per hectare | -21.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2727 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 0.26 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.28 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2885 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2971 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2778 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2731 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2778 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2778 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2813 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2857 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3067 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3014 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.32 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3077 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3077 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3667 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3667 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4032 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4372 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4376 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4442 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4615 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4612 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.4833 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4848 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4819 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5048 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.488 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4722 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4211 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 0.55 tonnes per hectare | +30.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6341 tonnes per hectare | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5669 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5628 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5658 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.573 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5819 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5908 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.599 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6092 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6105 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.617 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6236 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.6236 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.33 tonnes per hectare, 47% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.6236 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6425 tonnes per hectare, 97% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +76.2% | 0.1919 tonnes per hectare | 0.3381 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2873 tonnes per hectare | 0.1919 tonnes per hectare | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2768 tonnes per hectare | 0.2358 tonnes per hectare | 0.3009 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2996 tonnes per hectare | 0.2778 tonnes per hectare | 0.3333 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3518 tonnes per hectare | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4684 tonnes per hectare | 0.4372 tonnes per hectare | 0.5048 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5519 tonnes per hectare | 0.4211 tonnes per hectare | 0.6341 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6119 tonnes per hectare | 0.599 tonnes per hectare | 0.6236 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 pea yields in Tanzania?
- Pea yields in Tanzania was 0.6236 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 pea yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6341 tonnes per hectare in 2013.
- What is the lowest pea yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1919 tonnes per hectare in 1965.
- How does Tanzania rank for pea yields?
- Tanzania ranks 91st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pea yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Pea 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.