Tomatoes — Yield in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Tomatoes — Yield was 16,968 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16,968 kg/ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
25th
of 29 groups
All-time high
19,413 kg/ha
in 2021
All-time low
7,767 kg/ha
in 1983
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Tomatoes — Yield in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, tomatoes — yield in Eastern Africa stood at 16,968 kg/ha.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tomatoes — yield in Eastern Africa peaked at 19,413 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,767 kg/ha, in 1983.

That places Eastern Africa 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Tomatoes — Yield in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Tomatoes — Yield in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1961 9,359 kg/ha —
1962 9,469 kg/ha +1.2%
1963 9,446 kg/ha -0.2%
1964 9,483 kg/ha +0.4%
1965 9,565 kg/ha +0.9%
1966 9,799 kg/ha +2.4%
1967 10,136 kg/ha +3.4%
1968 10,142 kg/ha +0.1%
1969 10,049 kg/ha -0.9%
1970 9,893 kg/ha -1.6%
1971 10,023 kg/ha +1.3%
1972 10,052 kg/ha +0.3%
1973 10,324 kg/ha +2.7%
1974 10,228 kg/ha -0.9%
1975 10,006 kg/ha -2.2%
1976 10,139 kg/ha +1.3%
1977 9,988 kg/ha -1.5%
1978 10,327 kg/ha +3.4%
1979 10,046 kg/ha -2.7%
1980 9,859 kg/ha -1.9%
1981 9,582 kg/ha -2.8%
1982 9,523 kg/ha -0.6%
1983 7,767 kg/ha -18.4%
1984 7,792 kg/ha +0.3%
1985 8,046 kg/ha +3.3%
1986 8,728 kg/ha +8.5%
1987 9,415 kg/ha +7.9%
1988 9,253 kg/ha -1.7%
1989 9,557 kg/ha +3.3%
1990 9,286 kg/ha -2.8%
1991 9,326 kg/ha +0.4%
1992 10,130 kg/ha +8.6%
1993 9,841 kg/ha -2.8%
1994 9,546 kg/ha -3.0%
1995 9,265 kg/ha -2.9%
1996 9,598 kg/ha +3.6%
1997 9,686 kg/ha +0.9%
1998 10,022 kg/ha +3.5%
1999 10,053 kg/ha +0.3%
2000 10,221 kg/ha +1.7%
2001 9,909 kg/ha -3.1%
2002 8,566 kg/ha -13.5%
2003 10,605 kg/ha +23.8%
2004 9,831 kg/ha -7.3%
2005 12,279 kg/ha +24.9%
2006 11,820 kg/ha -3.7%
2007 12,153 kg/ha +2.8%
2008 10,940 kg/ha -10.0%
2009 12,596 kg/ha +15.1%
2010 13,025 kg/ha +3.4%
2011 13,018 kg/ha -0.1%
2012 13,993 kg/ha +7.5%
2013 13,857 kg/ha -1.0%
2014 14,710 kg/ha +6.2%
2015 15,300 kg/ha +4.0%
2016 14,452 kg/ha -5.5%
2017 14,387 kg/ha -0.5%
2018 16,800 kg/ha +16.8%
2019 16,355 kg/ha -2.6%
2020 18,948 kg/ha +15.9%
2021 19,413 kg/ha +2.4%
2022 18,732 kg/ha -3.5%
2023 17,007 kg/ha -9.2%
2024 16,968 kg/ha -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9,716 kg/ha 9,359 kg/ha 10,142 kg/ha 9
1970s 10,103 kg/ha 9,893 kg/ha 10,327 kg/ha 10
1980s 8,952 kg/ha 7,767 kg/ha 9,859 kg/ha 10
1990s 9,675 kg/ha 9,265 kg/ha 10,130 kg/ha 10
2000s 10,892 kg/ha 8,566 kg/ha 12,596 kg/ha 10
2010s 14,590 kg/ha 13,018 kg/ha 16,800 kg/ha 10
2020s 18,214 kg/ha 16,968 kg/ha 19,413 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 22 Morocco 103,004 kg/ha compare
  2. 23 Malaysia 93,639 kg/ha compare
  3. 24 Hungary 93,152 kg/ha compare
  4. 25 Portugal 90,850 kg/ha compare
  5. 26 Canada 89,080 kg/ha compare
  6. 27 Côte d'Ivoire 10,460 kg/ha compare
  7. 27 United Arab Emirates 88,693 kg/ha compare
  8. 28 Caribbean 9,994 kg/ha compare
  9. 28 Australia and New Zealand 86,030 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tomatoes — yield in Eastern Africa?
Tomatoes — yield in Eastern Africa was 16,968 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tomatoes — yield recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 19,413 kg/ha in 2021.
What is the lowest tomatoes — yield recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 7,767 kg/ha in 1983.
How does Eastern Africa rank for tomatoes — yield?
Eastern Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is tomatoes — yield rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tomatoes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tomatoes — Yield
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
215 places, 11,559 data points, 1961–2024
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