Yams — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania

United Republic of Tanzania: Yams — Area harvested was 1,513 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,513 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 9 countries
All-time high
1,835 ha
in 1995
All-time low
700 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Yams — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

United Republic of Tanzania recorded 1,513 ha for yams — area harvested in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, yams — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 1,835 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 700 ha, in 1961.

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

Yams — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Yams — Area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 700 ha
1962 700 ha +0.0%
1963 700 ha +0.0%
1964 700 ha +0.0%
1965 800 ha +14.3%
1966 900 ha +12.5%
1967 900 ha +0.0%
1968 900 ha +0.0%
1969 1,000 ha +11.1%
1970 1,000 ha +0.0%
1971 1,000 ha +0.0%
1972 1,000 ha +0.0%
1973 1,000 ha +0.0%
1974 1,000 ha +0.0%
1975 1,100 ha +10.0%
1976 1,200 ha +9.1%
1977 1,300 ha +8.3%
1978 1,300 ha +0.0%
1979 1,200 ha -7.7%
1980 1,300 ha +8.3%
1981 1,400 ha +7.7%
1982 1,500 ha +7.1%
1983 1,600 ha +6.7%
1984 1,600 ha +0.0%
1985 1,600 ha +0.0%
1986 1,600 ha +0.0%
1987 1,650 ha +3.1%
1988 1,700 ha +3.0%
1989 1,700 ha +0.0%
1990 1,612 ha -5.2%
1991 1,679 ha +4.2%
1992 1,736 ha +3.4%
1993 1,820 ha +4.8%
1994 1,833 ha +0.7%
1995 1,835 ha +0.1%
1996 1,821 ha -0.8%
1997 1,833 ha +0.7%
1998 1,737 ha -5.2%
1999 1,650 ha -5.0%
2000 1,600 ha -3.0%
2001 1,500 ha -6.2%
2002 1,400 ha -6.7%
2003 1,350 ha -3.6%
2004 1,400 ha +3.7%
2005 1,395 ha -0.4%
2006 1,450 ha +3.9%
2007 1,500 ha +3.4%
2008 1,568 ha +4.5%
2009 1,656 ha +5.6%
2010 1,800 ha +8.7%
2011 1,630 ha -9.4%
2012 1,500 ha -8.0%
2013 1,500 ha +0.0%
2014 1,534 ha +2.3%
2015 1,425 ha -7.1%
2016 1,487 ha +4.4%
2017 1,485 ha -0.1%
2018 1,502 ha +1.1%
2019 1,526 ha +1.6%
2020 1,508 ha -1.2%
2021 1,512 ha +0.3%
2022 1,516 ha +0.3%
2023 1,512 ha -0.3%
2024 1,513 ha +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 811.11 ha 700 ha 1,000 ha 9
1970s 1,110 ha 1,000 ha 1,300 ha 10
1980s 1,565 ha 1,300 ha 1,700 ha 10
1990s 1,756 ha 1,612 ha 1,835 ha 10
2000s 1,482 ha 1,350 ha 1,656 ha 10
2010s 1,539 ha 1,425 ha 1,800 ha 10
2020s 1,512 ha 1,508 ha 1,516 ha 5

Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania

  1. 5 Côte d'Ivoire 1.50 million ha compare
  2. 5 Sudan 83,215 ha compare
  3. 5 Melanesia 31,364 ha compare
  4. 6 Cameroon 80,505 ha compare
  5. 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 27,602 ha compare
  6. 7 Ethiopia PDR 64,000 ha compare
  7. 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 5,266 ha compare
  8. 8 Sudan (former) 58,933 ha compare
  9. 9 Guinea 39,033 ha compare
  10. 9 Polynesia 530 ha compare
  11. 10 India 39,000 ha compare
  12. 11 Gabon 37,055 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is yams — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania?
Yams — area harvested in United Republic of Tanzania was 1,513 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest yams — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 1,835 ha in 1995.
What is the lowest yams — area harvested recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 700 ha in 1961.
How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for yams — area harvested?
United Republic of Tanzania ranks 8th out of 9 countries with data for 2024.
Is yams — area harvested rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Republic of Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Yams — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Yams — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 4,924 data points, 1961–2024
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