Oil palm fruit yields in Tanzania
Tanzania: Oil palm fruit yields was 14.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil palm fruit yields in Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil palm fruit yields in Tanzania is 14.05 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Tanzania peaked at 14.48 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.18 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Tanzania ranks 13th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.5 tonnes per hectare | 8.18 tonnes per hectare | 9.5 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.88 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 10.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.04 tonnes per hectare | 10.73 tonnes per hectare | 11.81 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.53 tonnes per hectare | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | 13.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.4 tonnes per hectare | 14.22 tonnes per hectare | 14.44 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 14 tonnes per hectare | 13.87 tonnes per hectare | 14.48 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 tonnes per hectare | 13.84 tonnes per hectare | 14.18 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Tanzania?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Tanzania was 14.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 14.48 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.18 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Tanzania ranks 13th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.