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
Pulses, Total — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 India 28.01 million ha compare
- 2 Niger 5.73 million ha compare
- 3 Nigeria 5.30 million ha compare
- 4 USSR 4.95 million ha compare
- 5 Myanmar 3.39 million ha compare
- 5 Türkiye 802,016 ha compare
- 6 Canada 3.33 million ha compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 797,205 ha compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 673,893 ha compare
- 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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About this data
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.