How have things changed? in Tanzania
Tanzania: How have things changed? was 669,540 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6747 °C (2025)
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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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About this data
Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.