Pulses, Total — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Pulses, Total — Area harvested was 1.55 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.55 million ha
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
4th
of 17 countries
All-time high
2.27 million ha
in 2012
All-time low
250,619 ha
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Pulses, Total — 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

The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania is 1.55 million ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 2.27 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 250,619 ha, in 1965.

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

Pulses, Total — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Pulses, Total — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 295,000 ha
1962 311,000 ha +5.4%
1963 389,562 ha +25.3%
1964 312,743 ha -19.7%
1965 250,619 ha -19.9%
1966 334,556 ha +33.5%
1967 340,000 ha +1.6%
1968 386,871 ha +13.8%
1969 387,501 ha +0.2%
1970 444,920 ha +14.8%
1971 425,000 ha -4.5%
1972 470,000 ha +10.6%
1973 451,000 ha -4.0%
1974 408,000 ha -9.5%
1975 407,000 ha -0.2%
1976 484,000 ha +18.9%
1977 545,132 ha +12.6%
1978 700,879 ha +28.6%
1979 702,432 ha +0.2%
1980 713,422 ha +1.6%
1981 720,411 ha +1.0%
1982 744,899 ha +3.4%
1983 749,288 ha +0.6%
1984 801,077 ha +6.9%
1985 824,365 ha +2.9%
1986 624,354 ha -24.3%
1987 765,686 ha +22.6%
1988 724,950 ha -5.3%
1989 866,426 ha +19.5%
1990 860,927 ha -0.6%
1991 901,069 ha +4.7%
1992 874,857 ha -2.9%
1993 931,303 ha +6.5%
1994 928,414 ha -0.3%
1995 982,196 ha +5.8%
1996 1.05 million ha +7.2%
1997 1.06 million ha +1.1%
1998 1.09 million ha +2.8%
1999 1.15 million ha +5.0%
2000 1.17 million ha +2.1%
2001 1.35 million ha +15.5%
2002 1.55 million ha +14.5%
2003 1.47 million ha -5.0%
2004 1.33 million ha -9.5%
2005 1.41 million ha +5.7%
2006 1.44 million ha +2.2%
2007 1.49 million ha +3.5%
2008 1.23 million ha -17.6%
2009 1.37 million ha +11.4%
2010 1.99 million ha +45.9%
2011 1.63 million ha -18.4%
2012 2.27 million ha +39.7%
2013 2.13 million ha -6.2%
2014 1.96 million ha -8.2%
2015 1.86 million ha -5.3%
2016 1.73 million ha -6.7%
2017 1.77 million ha +2.3%
2018 1.32 million ha -25.6%
2019 1.27 million ha -3.3%
2020 1.53 million ha +19.9%
2021 1.76 million ha +15.5%
2022 1.34 million ha -23.8%
2023 1.64 million ha +21.8%
2024 1.55 million ha -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 334,206 ha 250,619 ha 389,562 ha 9
1970s 503,836 ha 407,000 ha 702,432 ha 10
1980s 753,488 ha 624,354 ha 866,426 ha 10
1990s 983,726 ha 860,927 ha 1.15 million ha 10
2000s 1.38 million ha 1.17 million ha 1.55 million ha 10
2010s 1.79 million ha 1.27 million ha 2.27 million ha 10
2020s 1.57 million ha 1.34 million ha 1.76 million ha 5

Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania

  1. 1 India 28.01 million ha compare
  2. 2 Niger 5.73 million ha compare
  3. 3 Nigeria 5.30 million ha compare
  4. 4 USSR 4.95 million ha compare
  5. 5 Myanmar 3.39 million ha compare
  6. 5 Türkiye 802,016 ha compare
  7. 6 Canada 3.33 million ha compare
  8. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 797,205 ha compare
  9. 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 673,893 ha compare
  10. 7 Australia and New Zealand 3.30 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pulses, total — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania?
Pulses, total — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania was 1.55 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 2.27 million ha in 2012.
What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 250,619 ha in 1965.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for pulses, total — area harvested?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
Is pulses, total — area harvested rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pulses, Total — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
215 places, 12,296 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.