FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Chick peas, dry production in Tanzania
In 2024 Tanzania produced 23,342 t of chick peas, dry, the 18th largest in the world (0.14% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 73%. The record was 119,984 t in 2012. Area harvested: 25,756 ha, yield 0.9 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 23,342 t
- World rank
- 18 of 47
- 10-year change
- −73%
- Record
- 119,984 t
- 2012
Chick peas, dry in Tanzania, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23,342 | +48% | 25,756 | 0.91 |
| 2023 | 15,764 | −16% | 20,538 | 0.77 |
| 2022 | 18,727 | −25% | 24,399 | 0.77 |
| 2021 | 24,841 | −27% | 28,125 | 0.88 |
| 2020 | 34,214 | −19% | 38,509 | 0.89 |
| 2019 | 42,155 | −37% | 46,326 | 0.91 |
| 2018 | 66,829 | +83% | 73,441 | 0.91 |
| 2017 | 36,521 | −1.4% | 40,134 | 0.91 |
| 2016 | 37,048 | +40% | 86,526 | 0.43 |
| 2015 | 26,460 | −69% | 38,935 | 0.68 |
| 2014 | 86,245 | −22% | 103,226 | 0.84 |
| 2013 | 110,116 | −8.2% | 136,186 | 0.81 |
| 2012 | 119,984 | +69% | 198,112 | 0.61 |
| 2011 | 71,182 | +86% | 74,835 | 0.95 |
| 2010 | 38,290 | +69% | 45,020 | 0.85 |
| 2009 | 22,670 | −37% | 25,560 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 36,160 | +17% | 63,100 | 0.57 |
| 2007 | 31,000 | +1.6% | 70,000 | 0.44 |
| 2006 | 30,500 | −5.0% | 69,000 | 0.44 |
| 2005 | 32,100 | +0.3% | 72,900 | 0.44 |
| 2004 | 32,000 | +7.1% | 68,968 | 0.46 |
| 2003 | 29,885 | −0.4% | 66,006 | 0.45 |
| 2002 | 30,000 | +11% | 70,000 | 0.43 |
| 2001 | 27,000 | +4.4% | 64,000 | 0.42 |
| 2000 | 25,864 | +7.8% | 62,000 | 0.42 |
| 1999 | 24,000 | +9.1% | 61,000 | 0.39 |
| 1998 | 22,000 | +4.8% | 56,840 | 0.39 |
| 1997 | 21,000 | −30% | 60,000 | 0.35 |
| 1996 | 30,000 | +36% | 75,000 | 0.40 |
| 1995 | 22,000 | +47% | 60,000 | 0.37 |
| 1994 | 15,000 | −25% | 50,000 | 0.30 |
| 1993 | 20,000 | +25% | 62,000 | 0.32 |
| 1992 | 16,000 | −33% | 50,000 | 0.32 |
| 1991 | 24,000 | +9.1% | 71,000 | 0.34 |
| 1990 | 22,000 | −27% | 68,000 | 0.32 |
| 1989 | 30,000 | +30% | 80,000 | 0.38 |
| 1988 | 23,000 | −8.0% | 70,000 | 0.33 |
| 1987 | 25,000 | +67% | 70,000 | 0.36 |
| 1986 | 15,000 | −38% | 45,000 | 0.33 |
| 1985 | 24,000 | +20% | 70,000 | 0.34 |
| 1984 | 20,000 | +33% | 60,000 | 0.33 |
| 1983 | 15,000 | +50% | 40,000 | 0.38 |
| 1982 | 10,000 | +33% | 31,000 | 0.32 |
| 1981 | 7,500 | 0.0% | 27,000 | 0.28 |
| 1980 | 7,500 | +7.1% | 27,000 | 0.28 |
| 1979 | 7,000 | +7.7% | 26,000 | 0.27 |
| 1978 | 6,500 | +8.3% | 25,000 | 0.26 |
| 1977 | 6,000 | +20% | 22,000 | 0.27 |
| 1976 | 5,000 | −44% | 19,000 | 0.26 |
| 1975 | 9,000 | −10.0% | 30,000 | 0.30 |
| 1974 | 10,000 | −33% | 50,000 | 0.20 |
| 1973 | 15,000 | −52% | 80,000 | 0.19 |
| 1972 | 30,959 | +109% | 100,000 | 0.31 |
| 1971 | 14,783 | +42% | 73,000 | 0.20 |
| 1970 | 10,437 | −4.7% | 70,670 | 0.15 |
| 1969 | 10,947 | −45% | 68,400 | 0.16 |
| 1968 | 19,959 | +248% | 72,900 | 0.27 |
| 1967 | 5,732 | +53% | 15,000 | 0.38 |
| 1966 | 3,741 | +211% | 11,000 | 0.34 |
| 1965 | 1,204 | −64% | 4,239 | 0.28 |
| 1964 | 3,318 | −23% | 11,000 | 0.30 |
| 1963 | 4,301 | +79% | 14,000 | 0.31 |
| 1962 | 2,400 | −27% | 10,000 | 0.24 |
| 1961 | 3,300 | — | 10,000 | 0.33 |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

