Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita was 58 percent in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2001–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 58 percent for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 64 percent in 2001 and was at its lowest, 56 percent, in 2012.
That places Tanzania, United Republic of 37th out of 182 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64 percent | — |
| 2002 | 62 percent | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 61 percent | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 60 percent | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 59 percent | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 58 percent | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 59 percent | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 59 percent | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59 percent | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58 percent | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 57 percent | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 56 percent | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 56 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 57 percent | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 57 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58 percent | +1.8% |
Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 58 percent is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56 percent, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tanzania, United Republic of's 58 percent is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58 percent, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.11 percent | 58 percent | 64 percent | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.4 percent | 56 percent | 58 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.5 percent | 57 percent | 58 percent | 2 |
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More energy & mining data for Tanzania, United Republic of
- 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 share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita in Tanzania, United Republic of was 58 percent in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 64 percent in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 56 percent in 2012.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 37th out of 182 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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 Share of calories from cereals, roots, and tubers vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A high share of calories from cereals, roots and tubers typically represents lower dietary diversity. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.