Sorghum yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Sorghum yields was 1.07 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.07 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
78th
of 115 countries
All-time high
1.8 tonnes per hectare
in 1982
All-time low
0.4423 tonnes per hectare
in 2003
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 78th of 115 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.
Sorghum yields in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7818 tonnes per hectare | -28.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7767 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.5196 tonnes per hectare | -33.1% |
| 1967 | 0.4633 tonnes per hectare | -10.8% |
| 1968 | 0.5185 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 0.4683 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5546 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 1971 | 0.485 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5007 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5439 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6291 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5455 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6442 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 1979 | 0.9929 tonnes per hectare | +54.1% |
| 1980 | 0.6892 tonnes per hectare | -30.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6071 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1982 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +195.9% |
| 1983 | 0.9974 tonnes per hectare | -44.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9896 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +39.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | -41.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8747 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8594 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +28.4% |
| 1990 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8595 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +30.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7207 tonnes per hectare | -35.7% |
| 1995 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +68.8% |
| 1996 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.8647 tonnes per hectare | -34.0% |
| 1998 | 0.945 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8502 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8126 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 0.97 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4423 tonnes per hectare | -54.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9302 tonnes per hectare | +110.3% |
| 2005 | 0.99 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9941 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9727 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8114 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | +59.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9943 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9992 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8954 tonnes per hectare | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 1.07 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 1.07 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum yields in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +195.9% | 0.6071 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare |
| 2004 | +110.3% | 0.4423 tonnes per hectare | 0.9302 tonnes per hectare |
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
- 75 Japan 1.11 tonnes per hectare compare
- 76 Honduras 1.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 77 Kazakhstan 1.08 tonnes per hectare compare
- 79 Nigeria 1.07 tonnes per hectare compare
- 80 Malawi 1.05 tonnes per hectare compare
- 81 Burkina Faso 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 81 Eswatini 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 81 Sierra Leone 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 81 Taiwan 1 tonnes per hectare compare
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 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 78th out of 115 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.