Rice yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Rice yields was 3.11 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.11 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
78th
of 124 countries
All-time high
3.31 tonnes per hectare
in 2018
All-time low
0.7143 tonnes per hectare
in 1981
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rice 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
The most recent figure for rice yields in Tanzania is 3.11 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Tanzania peaked at 3.31 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7143 tonnes per hectare, in 1981.
Tanzania ranks 78th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice yields in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1963 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +27.0% |
| 1964 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1965 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1967 | 0.9972 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 1969 | 0.9767 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 0.8742 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +27.8% |
| 1972 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | +90.7% |
| 1974 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -40.5% |
| 1975 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1979 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -32.8% |
| 1980 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | -39.9% |
| 1982 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +49.3% |
| 1983 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | +46.1% |
| 1984 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -15.9% |
| 1985 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +38.0% |
| 1986 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -24.5% |
| 1993 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +41.7% |
| 1994 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 1998 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +48.1% |
| 2000 | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.14 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 2007 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 2008 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -33.4% |
| 2009 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | +40.8% |
| 2011 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | -13.9% |
| 2012 | 2.25 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 2.36 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.74 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 2.23 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | +48.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.11 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 3.11 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.64 tonnes per hectare, 85% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 3.11 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.08 tonnes per hectare, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 0.8742 tonnes per hectare | 2.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.7143 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.06 tonnes per hectare | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 rice yields in Tanzania?
- Rice yields in Tanzania was 3.11 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 rice yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.31 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7143 tonnes per hectare in 1981.
- How does Tanzania rank for rice yields?
- Tanzania ranks 78th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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 Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.