Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Tanzania

Land under cereal production in Tanzania in 2023 — 6,521,443 ha. Ranked 27 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 417.5%.

2023 6.52M ha −0.79% vs 2022
World rank 27of 180
Period maximum 6.95M ha2021
Period minimum 1.24M ha1962

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Tanzania, 1961–202302M4M6M8M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,260,100 ha1963: 1,437,150 ha1965: 1,401,160 ha1967: 1,651,350 ha1969: 1,701,150 ha1971: 1,736,508 ha1973: 1,741,245 ha1975: 2,032,000 ha1977: 2,623,500 ha1979: 2,767,000 ha1981: 2,834,200 ha1983: 2,209,160 ha1985: 2,650,260 ha1987: 3,166,190 ha1989: 3,213,620 ha1991: 3,126,123 ha1993: 3,190,865 ha1995: 2,733,286 ha1997: 3,055,237 ha1999: 2,270,084 ha2001: 2,220,331 ha2003: 4,789,490 ha2005: 4,896,810 ha2007: 4,485,537 ha2009: 5,229,954 ha2011: 5,721,440 ha2013: 6,253,484 ha2015: 6,217,515 ha2017: 6,114,868 ha2019: 5,526,021 ha2021: 6,951,974 ha2023: 6,521,443 ha
Change over the period: +5.26M (+417.53%) Average annual rate: 2.69 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tanzania

Tanzania 6.52M ha
World 738M ha
Eastern Africa computed 38.11M ha
Land under cereal production — Tanzania, by year Tanzania All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 6.52M −52,107 −0.79%
2022 6.57M −378,424 −5.44%
2021 6.95M +271,824 +4.07%
2020 6.68M +1.15M +20.89%
2019 5.53M −61,386 −1.1%
2018 5.59M −527,461 −8.63%
2017 6.11M −195,122 −3.09%
2016 6.31M +92,475 +1.49%
2015 6.22M −297,687 −4.57%
2014 6.52M +261,718 +4.19%
2013 6.25M +77,745 +1.26%
2012 6.18M +454,299 +7.94%
2011 5.72M +476,577 +9.09%
2010 5.24M +14,909 +0.29%
2009 5.23M −506,368 −8.83%
2008 5.74M +1.25M +27.88%
2007 4.49M +154,712 +3.57%
2006 4.33M −565,985 −11.56%
2005 4.9M +3,600 +0.07%
2004 4.89M +103,720 +2.17%
2003 4.79M +1.44M +42.79%
2002 3.35M +1.13M +51.07%
2001 2.22M −294,444 −11.71%
2000 2.51M +244,691 +10.78%
1999 2.27M −1.46M −39.08%
1998 3.73M +670,956 +21.96%
1997 3.06M −13,639 −0.44%
1996 3.07M +335,590 +12.28%
1995 2.73M +169,317 +6.6%
1994 2.56M −626,896 −19.65%
1993 3.19M −62,322 −1.92%
1992 3.25M +127,064 +4.06%
1991 3.13M +497,366 +18.92%
1990 2.63M −584,863 −18.2%
1989 3.21M +210,350 +7%
1988 3M −162,920 −5.15%
1987 3.17M −187,570 −5.59%
1986 3.35M +703,500 +26.54%
1985 2.65M +177,480 +7.18%
1984 2.47M +263,620 +11.93%
1983 2.21M +105,940 +5.04%
1982 2.1M −730,980 −25.79%
1981 2.83M −67,600 −2.33%
1980 2.9M +134,800 +4.87%
1979 2.77M +15,000 +0.55%
1978 2.75M +128,500 +4.9%
1977 2.62M +255,500 +10.79%
1976 2.37M +336,000 +16.54%
1975 2.03M +232,000 +12.89%
1974 1.8M +58,755 +3.37%
1973 1.74M −55,357 −3.08%
1972 1.8M +60,094 +3.46%
1971 1.74M −11,642 −0.67%
1970 1.75M +47,000 +2.76%
1969 1.7M +5,800 +0.34%
1968 1.7M +44,000 +2.66%
1967 1.65M −119,810 −6.76%
1966 1.77M +370,000 +26.41%
1965 1.4M −7,090 −0.5%
1964 1.41M −28,900 −2.01%
1963 1.44M +196,050 +15.8%
1962 1.24M −19,000 −1.51%
1961 1.26M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.