Tomato yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Tomato yields was 13.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomato 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, tomato yields in Tanzania stood at 13.25 tonnes per hectare. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Tanzania peaked at 13.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.95 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
Tanzania ranks 131st of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.23 tonnes per hectare | 7 tonnes per hectare | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.8 tonnes per hectare | 7.5 tonnes per hectare | 8.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.71 tonnes per hectare | 7.48 tonnes per hectare | 7.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.64 tonnes per hectare | 7.14 tonnes per hectare | 7.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.92 tonnes per hectare | 6.95 tonnes per hectare | 9.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.31 tonnes per hectare | 10.71 tonnes per hectare | 13.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.08 tonnes per hectare | 12.78 tonnes per hectare | 13.25 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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 tomato yields in Tanzania?
- Tomato yields in Tanzania was 13.25 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 tomato yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.25 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.95 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Tanzania rank for tomato yields?
- Tanzania ranks 131st out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Tomato 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.