Net food imports by crop - Maize in Tanzania
Tanzania: Net food imports by crop - Maize was 74,050 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Tanzania, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 74,050 for net food imports by crop - maize in 2019.
That represents a change of up 143.7% on the previous year and up 750.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Tanzania peaked at 295,700 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -169,446, in 2018.
Tanzania ranks 80th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64,757 | — |
| 1962 | 69,600 | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 26,873 | -61.4% |
| 1964 | 756 | -97.2% |
| 1965 | 6,456 | +754.0% |
| 1966 | 21,889 | +239.0% |
| 1967 | 2,669 | -87.8% |
| 1968 | 1,797 | -32.7% |
| 1969 | 23,222 | +1192.3% |
| 1970 | 25,570 | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 22,816 | -10.8% |
| 1972 | 134,941 | +491.4% |
| 1973 | 21,874 | -83.8% |
| 1974 | 253,545 | +1059.1% |
| 1975 | 232,692 | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 72,595 | -68.8% |
| 1977 | 24,186 | -66.7% |
| 1978 | 725 | -97.0% |
| 1979 | 170 | -76.6% |
| 1980 | 249,541 | +146688.8% |
| 1981 | 158,817 | -36.4% |
| 1982 | 121,516 | -23.5% |
| 1983 | 120,939 | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 138,000 | +14.1% |
| 1985 | 276,732 | +100.5% |
| 1986 | 34,731 | -87.4% |
| 1987 | 31,000 | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 9,000 | -71.0% |
| 1989 | 80 | -99.1% |
| 1990 | 2,208 | +2660.0% |
| 1991 | 1,651 | -25.2% |
| 1992 | 44,000 | +2565.1% |
| 1993 | 49,000 | +11.4% |
| 1997 | 12,979 | -73.5% |
| 1998 | 269,615 | +1977.3% |
| 1999 | 35,477 | -86.8% |
| 2000 | 48,733 | +37.4% |
| 2001 | 43,613 | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 62,969 | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 77,975 | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 211,200 | +170.9% |
| 2005 | 44,490 | -78.9% |
| 2006 | 295,700 | +564.6% |
| 2007 | 6,609 | -97.8% |
| 2008 | 20,443 | +209.3% |
| 2009 | 8,707 | -57.4% |
| 2010 | 17,695 | +103.2% |
| 2011 | 11,431 | -35.4% |
| 2012 | 74,182 | +549.0% |
| 2013 | 75,981 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 14,887 | -80.4% |
| 2015 | 21,389 | +43.7% |
| 2016 | 9,105 | -57.4% |
| 2017 | 91,907 | +909.4% |
| 2018 | -169,446 | -284.4% |
| 2019 | 74,050 | -143.7% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 74,050 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26,408, 2.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 74,050 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,560, 8.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +146688.8% | 170 | 249,541 |
| 1990 | +2660.0% | 80 | 2,208 |
| 1992 | +2565.1% | 1,651 | 44,000 |
| 1998 | +1977.3% | 12,979 | 269,615 |
| 1969 | +1192.3% | 1,797 | 23,222 |
| 1974 | +1059.1% | 21,874 | 253,545 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,224 | 756 | 69,600 | 9 |
| 1970s | 78,911 | 170 | 253,545 | 10 |
| 1980s | 114,036 | 80 | 276,732 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,276 | 1,651 | 269,615 | 7 |
| 2000s | 82,044 | 6,609 | 295,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,118 | -169,446 | 91,907 | 10 |
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 net food imports by crop - maize in Tanzania?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Tanzania was 74,050 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 295,700 in 2006.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -169,446 in 2018.
- How does Tanzania rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Tanzania ranks 80th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 750.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.