> In 2024 Tanzania produced 13.3 million t of all roots and tubers, the 16th largest in the world (1.41% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 30%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/tanzania/

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# All roots and tubers production in Tanzania

In 2024 Tanzania produced 13.3 million t of all roots and tubers, the 16th largest in the world (1.41% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 30%. The record was 14.1 million t in 2023. Area harvested: 2.1 million ha, yield 6.5 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

[Market prices in Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/country/tanzania/)

Production, 202413.3 million t
World rank16 of 192
10-year change+30%
Record14.1 million t2023

## All roots and tubers in Tanzania, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Tanzania compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total1.4%1.2% in 2014
Yield, t/ha6.5world 13.1 (−51%)
kg per person194world 116
10-year change+30%world +13%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14 | [Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/angola/) | 14,582,356 | 1.5% |
| 15 | [Cambodia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/cambodia/) | 14,340,139 | 1.5% |
| 16 | **Tanzania** | 13,332,040 | 1.4% |
| 17 | [Germany](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/germany/) | 12,703,300 | 1.3% |
| 18 | [Laos](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/laos/) | 12,572,666 | 1.3% |

[Full ranking of 192 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

### Map of world production of roots and tubers

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Share of the world total; Tanzania is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 13,332,040 | −5.2% | 2,054,599 | 6.49 |
| 2023 | 14,061,578 | +7.4% | 2,173,665 | 6.47 |
| 2022 | 13,088,577 | +2.3% | 1,993,729 | 6.56 |
| 2021 | 12,789,985 | +0.3% | 1,961,293 | 6.52 |
| 2020 | 12,752,856 | −2.9% | 1,790,276 | 7.12 |
| 2019 | 13,130,666 | −0.6% | 1,629,435 | 8.06 |
| 2018 | 13,208,253 | +31% | 1,613,103 | 8.19 |
| 2017 | 10,061,203 | −2.1% | 2,102,485 | 4.79 |
| 2016 | 10,279,317 | −5.1% | 1,827,881 | 5.62 |
| 2015 | 10,833,324 | +5.8% | 2,019,496 | 5.36 |
| 2014 | 10,243,278 | +2.4% | 1,728,519 | 5.93 |
| 2013 | 10,004,800 | +2.9% | 1,857,746 | 5.39 |
| 2012 | 9,727,470 | −0.6% | 1,776,470 | 5.48 |
| 2011 | 9,786,841 | +16% | 1,644,386 | 5.95 |
| 2010 | 8,456,100 | +3.1% | 1,624,790 | 5.20 |
| 2009 | 8,205,696 | +8.4% | 1,931,420 | 4.25 |
| 2008 | 7,570,892 | +5.4% | 1,191,025 | 6.36 |
| 2007 | 7,179,934 | −13% | 1,277,688 | 5.62 |
| 2006 | 8,223,350 | +8.0% | 1,625,846 | 5.06 |
| 2005 | 7,613,340 | +14% | 1,503,082 | 5.07 |
| 2004 | 6,681,570 | +37% | 1,562,159 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 4,862,263 | −33% | 1,086,507 | 4.48 |
| 2002 | 7,288,160 | +23% | 1,162,440 | 6.27 |
| 2001 | 5,914,426 | −12% | 1,250,751 | 4.73 |
| 2000 | 6,729,342 | +2.8% | 1,294,829 | 5.20 |
| 1999 | 6,543,258 | +0.9% | 1,015,162 | 6.45 |
| 1998 | 6,486,356 | −3.7% | 1,194,076 | 5.43 |
| 1997 | 6,737,072 | −3.0% | 1,000,090 | 6.74 |
| 1996 | 6,948,524 | +0.2% | 954,064 | 7.28 |
| 1995 | 6,935,961 | −13% | 953,032 | 7.28 |
| 1994 | 7,992,503 | +5.5% | 988,447 | 8.09 |
| 1993 | 7,572,784 | −3.3% | 946,211 | 8.00 |
| 1992 | 7,831,170 | −4.4% | 954,255 | 8.21 |
| 1991 | 8,194,124 | −4.9% | 908,192 | 9.02 |
| 1990 | 8,618,972 | +13% | 967,811 | 8.91 |
| 1989 | 7,640,479 | +0.8% | 1,015,668 | 7.52 |
| 1988 | 7,578,165 | +0.3% | 942,645 | 8.04 |
| 1987 | 7,558,961 | −14% | 1,008,443 | 7.50 |
| 1986 | 8,764,457 | −0.9% | 1,014,965 | 8.64 |
| 1985 | 8,842,953 | +9.2% | 1,104,752 | 8.00 |
| 1984 | 8,098,989 | −3.3% | 855,134 | 9.47 |
| 1983 | 8,372,305 | +16% | 851,680 | 9.83 |
| 1982 | 7,211,861 | +11% | 770,786 | 9.36 |
| 1981 | 6,481,337 | +15% | 639,625 | 10.13 |
| 1980 | 5,616,633 | −13% | 696,700 | 8.06 |
| 1979 | 6,456,969 | +10% | 695,597 | 9.28 |
| 1978 | 5,865,872 | −2.7% | 682,806 | 8.59 |
| 1977 | 6,031,000 | +12% | 660,842 | 9.13 |
| 1976 | 5,404,361 | −10% | 772,857 | 6.99 |
| 1975 | 6,012,286 | +30% | 882,100 | 6.82 |
| 1974 | 4,642,110 | +9.7% | 1,036,000 | 4.48 |
| 1973 | 4,230,572 | +12% | 931,000 | 4.54 |
| 1972 | 3,764,686 | +7.7% | 816,000 | 4.61 |
| 1971 | 3,495,833 | −6.4% | 747,000 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 3,734,936 | −0.7% | 755,500 | 4.94 |
| 1969 | 3,761,673 | −3.5% | 758,000 | 4.96 |
| 1968 | 3,899,101 | +2.9% | 709,900 | 5.49 |
| 1967 | 3,788,849 | +6.4% | 670,400 | 5.65 |
| 1966 | 3,561,405 | +4.1% | 661,900 | 5.38 |
| 1965 | 3,421,738 | +2.9% | 650,300 | 5.26 |
| 1964 | 3,326,447 | +2.8% | 637,200 | 5.22 |
| 1963 | 3,235,502 | +3.3% | 625,700 | 5.17 |
| 1962 | 3,133,000 | +3.2% | 618,700 | 5.06 |
| 1961 | 3,035,000 | — | 606,700 | 5.00 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of roots and tubers in Tanzania?

Tanzania produced 13.3 million t in 2024, 1.4% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Tanzania rank in the world for production of roots and tubers?

Tanzania ranked 16th of 192 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 16.2% of the world total.

### How has the production of roots and tubers in Tanzania changed?

It rose by 30% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +13% for the world. The record was 14.1 million t in 2023.

### What is the yield of roots and tubers in Tanzania?

6.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (13.3 million t from 2.1 million ha), against a world average of 13.1 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Tanzania is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[China](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/china/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/nigeria/)[India](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/india/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/dr-congo/)[Ghana](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ghana/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/thailand/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/brazil/)[Ukraine](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/ukraine/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/united-states/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/indonesia/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/russia/)[Côte d'Ivoire](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/cote-divoire/)
[All countries producing all roots and tubers](https://husfarm.com/production/roots-tubers-total/)

## Other products of Tanzania

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[Agricultural production in Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/country/tanzania/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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