Sugar cane production in Tanzania
Tanzania: Sugar cane production was 3.34 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane production 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.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane production in Tanzania stood at 3.34 million tonnes.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane production in Tanzania peaked at 3.59 million tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 387,370 tonnes, in 1961.
Tanzania ranks 36th of 110 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 | 792,347 tonnes | 387,370 tonnes | 1.14 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.26 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 1.76 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 million tonnes | 983,900 tonnes | 1.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.10 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | 2.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.01 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 million tonnes | 3.26 million tonnes | 3.39 million tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 33 Sudan 4.22 million tonnes compare
- 34 Costa Rica 4.14 million tonnes compare
- 35 Venezuela 3.66 million tonnes compare
- 37 Madagascar 3.16 million tonnes compare
- 38 Malawi 2.97 million tonnes compare
- 39 Bangladesh 2.93 million tonnes compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane production in Tanzania?
- Sugar cane production in Tanzania was 3.34 million tonnes 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 sugar cane production recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 million tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 387,370 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Tanzania rank for sugar cane production?
- Tanzania ranks 36th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane production rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. 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 Sugar cane production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.