Oil yields by crop type in Tanzania
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
63
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.
Oil yields by crop type in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0629 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.0666 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0555 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0547 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0598 tonnes per hectare | +9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0472 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0601 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0474 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0536 tonnes per hectare | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0574 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0568 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.067 tonnes per hectare | +18.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0533 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0645 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0696 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.071 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.071 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.062 tonnes per hectare | -12.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0695 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0669 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0631 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0643 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0671 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0676 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0682 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0657 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0637 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0635 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0624 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0557 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0604 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0602 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0618 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0623 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0597 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0581 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0616 tonnes per hectare | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0606 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.052 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 2000 | 0.055 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0501 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.045 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 0.043 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0396 tonnes per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0395 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0322 tonnes per hectare | -18.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0309 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0274 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0282 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0251 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0239 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0244 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1008 tonnes per hectare | +312.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0984 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0938 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0938 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0984 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1031 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1068 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1257 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1589 tonnes per hectare | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1634 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1627 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.1627 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1761 tonnes per hectare, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.1627 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1294 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil yields by crop type in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +312.6% | 0.0244 tonnes per hectare | 0.1008 tonnes per hectare |
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
More energy & mining data for Tanzania
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 19.9% (2024)
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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Average amount of coconut oil produced per hectare of coconut crops harvested. Note that this calculates the oil yield per hectare, which is different from the yield of the total crop, because not all of the crop can be used for oil.