Sorghum yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Sorghum yields was 1.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum 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
In 2024, sorghum yields in Tanzania stood at 1.07 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Tanzania peaked at 1.8 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4423 tonnes per hectare, in 2003.
Tanzania ranks 77th of 114 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7252 tonnes per hectare | 0.4633 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5952 tonnes per hectare | 0.485 tonnes per hectare | 0.9929 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.6071 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.7207 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9111 tonnes per hectare | 0.4423 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.8954 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 74 Japan 1.11 tonnes per hectare compare
- 75 Honduras 1.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 76 Kazakhstan 1.08 tonnes per hectare compare
- 78 Nigeria 1.07 tonnes per hectare compare
- 79 Malawi 1.05 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Burkina Faso 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Eswatini 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Taiwan 1 tonnes per hectare compare
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Tanzania?
- Sorghum yields in Tanzania was 1.07 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 sorghum yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4423 tonnes per hectare in 2003.
- How does Tanzania rank for sorghum yields?
- Tanzania ranks 77th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.