What is oil yields by crop type in Tanzania?

Oil yields by crop type in Tanzania was 0.1627 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in Tanzania?

The highest recorded value was 0.1634 tonnes per hectare in 2022.

What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in Tanzania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 tonnes per hectare in 2011.

How does Tanzania rank for oil yields by crop type?

Tanzania ranks 33rd out of 59 countries with data for 2023.

Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in Tanzania?

Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. 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 Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Oil yields by crop type in Tanzania

Name: Oil yields by crop type in Tanzania
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Tanzania: Oil yields by crop type was 0.1627 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.1627 tonnes per hectare

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

33rd

of 59 countries

All-time high

0.1634 tonnes per hectare

in 2022

All-time low

0.0239 tonnes per hectare

in 2011

Years of data

1961–2023

Oil yields by crop type in Tanzania, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 0.1627 tonnes per hectare for oil yields by crop type in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 61.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, oil yields by crop type in Tanzania peaked at 0.1634 tonnes per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0239 tonnes per hectare, in 2011.

Tanzania ranks 33rd of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0564 tonnes per hectare	0.0472 tonnes per hectare	0.0666 tonnes per hectare	9
1970s	0.0642 tonnes per hectare	0.0533 tonnes per hectare	0.071 tonnes per hectare	10
1980s	0.0652 tonnes per hectare	0.0624 tonnes per hectare	0.0682 tonnes per hectare	10
1990s	0.0592 tonnes per hectare	0.052 tonnes per hectare	0.0623 tonnes per hectare	10
2000s	0.0391 tonnes per hectare	0.0274 tonnes per hectare	0.055 tonnes per hectare	10
2010s	0.0768 tonnes per hectare	0.0239 tonnes per hectare	0.1068 tonnes per hectare	10
2020s	0.1527 tonnes per hectare	0.1257 tonnes per hectare	0.1634 tonnes per hectare	4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

30 Nigeria 0.1948 tonnes per hectare compare
31 Kiribati 0.1896 tonnes per hectare compare
32 French Polynesia 0.1767 tonnes per hectare compare
34 Costa Rica 0.1559 tonnes per hectare compare
35 Dominican Republic 0.1444 tonnes per hectare compare
36 Saint Lucia 0.1122 tonnes per hectare compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

More energy & mining data for Tanzania

Fuel imports 19.9% (2024)
Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
Ores and metals exports 5.6% (2024)
Gas production 21.59 terawatt-hours (2024)
Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 314.84 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fossil fuel production by fuel 21.59 terawatt-hours (2024)
Gas production per person 314.84 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
Fuel exports 2.2% (2024)
Electric power transmission and distribution losses 16.8% (2023)
Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 70.9% (2023)

All data for Tanzania →

Frequently asked questions

What is oil yields by crop type in Tanzania?: Oil yields by crop type in Tanzania was 0.1627 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in Tanzania?: The highest recorded value was 0.1634 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in Tanzania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
How does Tanzania rank for oil yields by crop type?: Tanzania ranks 33rd out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in Tanzania?: Over the last ten years it is up 61.4%. 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 Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Oil yields by crop type
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 3,092 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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