Rice — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Rice — Area harvested was 1.30 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania stood at 1.30 million ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 36.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 1.42 million ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 56,000 ha, in 1965.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 82,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 83,000 ha | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 115,000 ha | +38.6% |
| 1964 | 110,000 ha | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 56,000 ha | -49.1% |
| 1966 | 127,000 ha | +126.8% |
| 1967 | 110,000 ha | -13.4% |
| 1968 | 128,000 ha | +16.4% |
| 1969 | 129,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 151,000 ha | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 153,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 155,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 130,824 ha | -15.6% |
| 1974 | 163,000 ha | +24.6% |
| 1975 | 204,000 ha | +25.2% |
| 1976 | 267,000 ha | +30.9% |
| 1977 | 243,000 ha | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 258,000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 260,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 245,000 ha | -5.8% |
| 1981 | 280,000 ha | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 300,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 224,110 ha | -25.3% |
| 1984 | 271,210 ha | +21.0% |
| 1985 | 236,540 ha | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 273,760 ha | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 351,190 ha | +28.3% |
| 1988 | 345,000 ha | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 385,310 ha | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 384,500 ha | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 368,700 ha | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 306,570 ha | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 353,700 ha | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 352,600 ha | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 394,000 ha | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 513,400 ha | +30.3% |
| 1997 | 439,300 ha | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 654,500 ha | +49.0% |
| 1999 | 379,100 ha | -42.1% |
| 2000 | 415,600 ha | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 405,860 ha | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 565,600 ha | +39.4% |
| 2003 | 620,800 ha | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 613,130 ha | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 701,990 ha | +14.5% |
| 2006 | 633,770 ha | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 557,981 ha | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 887,660 ha | +59.1% |
| 2009 | 805,630 ha | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 1.14 million ha | +41.0% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 799,361 ha | -28.6% |
| 2013 | 928,273 ha | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 957,218 ha | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million ha | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 1.24 million ha | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million ha | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million ha | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million ha | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.37 million ha | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 1.35 million ha | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million ha | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.20 million ha | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 1.30 million ha | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104,444 ha | 56,000 ha | 129,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 198,482 ha | 130,824 ha | 267,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 291,212 ha | 224,110 ha | 385,310 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 414,637 ha | 306,570 ha | 654,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 620,802 ha | 405,860 ha | 887,660 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million ha | 799,361 ha | 1.24 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million ha | 1.20 million ha | 1.42 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 3 China, mainland 29.01 million ha compare
- 3 Viet Nam 7.06 million ha compare
- 4 Bangladesh 11.45 million ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.84 million ha compare
- 5 Thailand 11.25 million ha compare
- 6 Indonesia 10.05 million ha compare
- 7 Lao People's Democratic Republic 912,998 ha compare
- 7 Myanmar 7.02 million ha compare
- 8 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 770,048 ha compare
- 8 Philippines 4.65 million ha compare
- 9 Nigeria 4.57 million ha compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Rice — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania was 1.30 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,000 ha in 1965.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for rice — area harvested?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 6th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.3%. 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 Rice — 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.