Rice — Production in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Rice — Production was 4.05 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
4.05 million t
Change on year
up 12.9%
World rank
4th
of 18 countries
All-time high
4.53 million t
in 2020
All-time low
72,954 t
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — production in United Republic of Tanzania is 4.05 million t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 4.53 million t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72,954 t, in 1965.

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

Rice — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 94,000 t
1962 104,000 t +10.6%
1963 183,000 t +76.0%
1964 147,322 t -19.5%
1965 72,954 t -50.5%
1966 133,082 t +82.4%
1967 109,687 t -17.6%
1968 104,000 t -5.2%
1969 126,000 t +21.2%
1970 132,000 t +4.8%
1971 171,000 t +29.5%
1972 187,000 t +9.4%
1973 301,000 t +61.0%
1974 223,000 t -25.9%
1975 265,000 t +18.8%
1976 346,000 t +30.6%
1977 314,000 t -9.2%
1978 387,000 t +23.2%
1979 262,000 t -32.3%
1980 291,000 t +11.1%
1981 200,000 t -31.3%
1982 320,000 t +60.0%
1983 349,231 t +9.1%
1984 355,385 t +1.8%
1985 427,692 t +20.3%
1986 547,692 t +28.1%
1987 644,615 t +17.7%
1988 615,385 t -4.5%
1989 718,461 t +16.7%
1990 740,000 t +3.0%
1991 624,615 t -15.6%
1992 392,220 t -37.2%
1993 641,000 t +63.4%
1994 614,300 t -4.2%
1995 622,600 t +1.4%
1996 806,800 t +29.6%
1997 549,700 t -31.9%
1998 849,100 t +54.5%
1999 728,600 t -14.2%
2000 781,538 t +7.3%
2001 867,692 t +11.0%
2002 984,615 t +13.5%
2003 1.10 million t +11.4%
2004 1.06 million t -3.5%
2005 1.17 million t +10.3%
2006 1.21 million t +3.3%
2007 1.34 million t +11.3%
2008 1.42 million t +5.9%
2009 1.33 million t -6.0%
2010 2.65 million t +98.5%
2011 2.25 million t -15.2%
2012 1.80 million t -19.9%
2013 2.19 million t +21.9%
2014 2.62 million t +19.4%
2015 2.98 million t +13.7%
2016 3.43 million t +15.1%
2017 2.45 million t -28.5%
2018 3.41 million t +39.3%
2019 3.47 million t +1.8%
2020 4.53 million t +30.3%
2021 4.05 million t -10.6%
2022 4.14 million t +2.2%
2023 3.59 million t -13.2%
2024 4.05 million t +12.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 119,338 t 72,954 t 183,000 t 9
1970s 258,800 t 132,000 t 387,000 t 10
1980s 446,946 t 200,000 t 718,461 t 10
1990s 656,894 t 392,220 t 849,100 t 10
2000s 1.13 million t 781,538 t 1.42 million t 10
2010s 2.73 million t 1.80 million t 3.47 million t 10
2020s 4.07 million t 3.59 million t 4.53 million t 5

Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania

  1. 1 India 217.87 million t compare
  2. 2 China 209.17 million t compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 207.53 million t compare
  4. 3 Viet Nam 43.45 million t compare
  5. 4 Bangladesh 60.57 million t compare
  6. 5 Indonesia 53.14 million t compare
  7. 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3.75 million t compare
  8. 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.48 million t compare
  9. 6 Thailand 33.55 million t compare
  10. 7 Myanmar 27.65 million t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in United Republic of Tanzania?
Rice — production in United Republic of Tanzania was 4.05 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 4.53 million t in 2020.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 72,954 t in 1965.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for rice — production?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 4th out of 18 countries with data for 2024.
Is rice — production rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,589 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.