Share cereal human food in Tanzania
Tanzania: Share cereal human food was 85.91 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
85.91
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
52nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
96.71
in 2000
All-time low
80.36
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share cereal human food in Tanzania, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share cereal human food in Tanzania stood at 85.91.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share cereal human food in Tanzania peaked at 96.71 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.36, in 2008.
That places Tanzania 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 94.22 | 93.71 | 94.58 | 9 |
| 1970s | 94.67 | 94.13 | 95.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.42 | 93.83 | 94.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.56 | 94.82 | 96.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.57 | 80.36 | 96.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.77 | 86.22 | 89.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.05 | 85.91 | 87.79 | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.91 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.91 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share cereal human food in Tanzania?
- Share cereal human food in Tanzania was 85.91 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share cereal human food recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 96.71 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share cereal human food recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.36 in 2008.
- How does Tanzania rank for share cereal human food?
- Tanzania ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share cereal human food rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share cereal human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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