How have things changed? in Tanzania
Tanzania: How have things changed? was 669,540 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
669,540 metric tons
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
37th
of 215 countries
All-time high
669,540 metric tons
in 2024
All-time low
104,200 metric tons
in 1966
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Tanzania, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed? in Tanzania is 669,540 metric tons, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Tanzania peaked at 669,540 metric tons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 104,200 metric tons, in 1966.
That places Tanzania 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 104,700 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 104,200 metric tons | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 131,000 metric tons | +25.7% |
| 1968 | 155,600 metric tons | +18.8% |
| 1969 | 154,200 metric tons | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 191,220 metric tons | +24.0% |
| 1971 | 183,601 metric tons | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 158,026 metric tons | -13.9% |
| 1973 | 164,192 metric tons | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 174,826 metric tons | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 212,076 metric tons | +21.3% |
| 1976 | 233,744 metric tons | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 272,541 metric tons | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 213,484 metric tons | -21.7% |
| 1979 | 182,832 metric tons | -14.4% |
| 1980 | 231,192 metric tons | +26.5% |
| 1981 | 233,897 metric tons | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 230,886 metric tons | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 242,774 metric tons | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 280,909 metric tons | +15.7% |
| 1985 | 304,787 metric tons | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 314,000 metric tons | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 348,498 metric tons | +11.0% |
| 1988 | 399,365 metric tons | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 384,058 metric tons | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 420,393 metric tons | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 331,762 metric tons | -21.1% |
| 1992 | 335,592 metric tons | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 336,394 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 293,513 metric tons | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 365,470 metric tons | +24.5% |
| 1996 | 329,901 metric tons | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 362,583 metric tons | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 354,132 metric tons | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 317,277 metric tons | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 329,776 metric tons | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 344,927 metric tons | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 333,070 metric tons | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 358,194 metric tons | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 368,830 metric tons | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 380,281 metric tons | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 340,736 metric tons | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 432,267 metric tons | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 333,287 metric tons | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 341,466 metric tons | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 359,330 metric tons | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 357,904 metric tons | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 390,608 metric tons | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 391,388 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 353,198 metric tons | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 386,908 metric tons | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 384,462 metric tons | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 409,739 metric tons | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 396,137 metric tons | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 487,779 metric tons | +23.1% |
| 2020 | 493,080 metric tons | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 544,025 metric tons | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 548,822 metric tons | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 603,473 metric tons | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 669,540 metric tons | +10.9% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 669,540 metric tons is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 123,403 metric tons, 5.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 669,540 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 6.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 129,940 metric tons | 104,200 metric tons | 155,600 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 198,654 metric tons | 158,026 metric tons | 272,541 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 297,037 metric tons | 230,886 metric tons | 399,365 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 344,702 metric tons | 293,513 metric tons | 420,393 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 356,283 metric tons | 329,776 metric tons | 432,267 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 391,745 metric tons | 353,198 metric tons | 487,779 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 571,788 metric tons | 493,080 metric tons | 669,540 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Tanzania?
- How have things changed? in Tanzania was 669,540 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 669,540 metric tons in 2024.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 104,200 metric tons in 1966.
- How does Tanzania rank for how have things changed??
- Tanzania ranks 37th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.