FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
All sugar crops production in Tanzania
In 2024 Tanzania produced 3.3 million t of all sugar crops, the 49th largest in the world (0.15% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 19%. The record was 3.6 million t in 2019. Area harvested: 48,196 ha, yield 69.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 3.3 million t
- World rank
- 49 of 137
- 10-year change
- +19%
- Record
- 3.6 million t
- 2019
All sugar crops in Tanzania, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,343,955 | +0.7% | 48,196 | 69.38 |
| 2023 | 3,321,957 | −2.0% | 48,143 | 69.00 |
| 2022 | 3,388,832 | +2.0% | 48,088 | 70.47 |
| 2021 | 3,321,077 | +2.0% | 48,851 | 67.98 |
| 2020 | 3,255,960 | −9.3% | 46,574 | 69.91 |
| 2019 | 3,589,459 | +15% | 51,344 | 69.91 |
| 2018 | 3,117,812 | +1.9% | 44,598 | 69.91 |
| 2017 | 3,060,610 | +0.8% | 43,779 | 69.91 |
| 2016 | 3,037,268 | +3.2% | 46,322 | 65.57 |
| 2015 | 2,943,885 | +5.1% | 48,058 | 61.26 |
| 2014 | 2,800,000 | −6.4% | 49,867 | 56.15 |
| 2013 | 2,992,177 | +10% | 58,500 | 51.15 |
| 2012 | 2,716,619 | −10% | 56,713 | 47.90 |
| 2011 | 3,021,314 | +7.9% | 57,073 | 52.94 |
| 2010 | 2,800,825 | +3.7% | 48,597 | 57.63 |
| 2009 | 2,700,000 | +8.0% | 45,000 | 60.00 |
| 2008 | 2,500,000 | +2.5% | 40,000 | 62.50 |
| 2007 | 2,440,000 | −1.6% | 32,000 | 76.25 |
| 2006 | 2,480,000 | +7.8% | 21,000 | 118.10 |
| 2005 | 2,300,000 | +15% | 20,000 | 115.00 |
| 2004 | 2,000,000 | 0.0% | 18,000 | 111.11 |
| 2003 | 2,000,000 | +14% | 18,000 | 111.11 |
| 2002 | 1,750,000 | +17% | 16,500 | 106.06 |
| 2001 | 1,500,000 | +11% | 16,000 | 93.75 |
| 2000 | 1,355,000 | +6.8% | 15,000 | 90.33 |
| 1999 | 1,268,900 | +29% | 14,000 | 90.64 |
| 1998 | 983,900 | −24% | 11,000 | 89.45 |
| 1997 | 1,298,000 | −5.2% | 15,000 | 86.53 |
| 1996 | 1,369,000 | +6.6% | 14,846 | 92.21 |
| 1995 | 1,284,000 | −12% | 13,309 | 96.48 |
| 1994 | 1,467,000 | +7.0% | 14,822 | 98.97 |
| 1993 | 1,371,000 | −2.8% | 16,838 | 81.42 |
| 1992 | 1,410,000 | −0.7% | 16,831 | 83.77 |
| 1991 | 1,420,000 | +7.6% | 16,169 | 87.82 |
| 1990 | 1,320,000 | 0.0% | 15,376 | 85.85 |
| 1989 | 1,320,000 | +1.5% | 15,268 | 86.46 |
| 1988 | 1,300,000 | +3.2% | 14,655 | 88.71 |
| 1987 | 1,260,000 | +4.1% | 13,507 | 93.28 |
| 1986 | 1,210,000 | 0.0% | 11,070 | 109.30 |
| 1985 | 1,210,000 | −14% | 12,000 | 100.83 |
| 1984 | 1,410,000 | +2.9% | 13,909 | 101.37 |
| 1983 | 1,370,000 | −0.7% | 13,266 | 103.27 |
| 1982 | 1,380,000 | +0.7% | 14,154 | 97.50 |
| 1981 | 1,370,000 | −7.1% | 13,962 | 98.12 |
| 1980 | 1,475,000 | −16% | 20,000 | 73.75 |
| 1979 | 1,765,000 | +31% | 30,000 | 58.83 |
| 1978 | 1,347,000 | +0.5% | 30,000 | 44.90 |
| 1977 | 1,340,000 | +4.7% | 30,000 | 44.67 |
| 1976 | 1,280,000 | +8.8% | 30,000 | 42.67 |
| 1975 | 1,177,000 | +1.7% | 30,000 | 39.23 |
| 1974 | 1,157,000 | +0.1% | 30,000 | 38.57 |
| 1973 | 1,155,400 | +4.4% | 32,000 | 36.11 |
| 1972 | 1,106,510 | −7.1% | 35,000 | 31.61 |
| 1971 | 1,190,700 | +9.3% | 40,000 | 29.77 |
| 1970 | 1,089,630 | −4.5% | 38,000 | 28.67 |
| 1969 | 1,141,180 | +11% | 37,600 | 30.35 |
| 1968 | 1,029,840 | +10% | 34,800 | 29.59 |
| 1967 | 933,520 | +4.8% | 33,000 | 28.29 |
| 1966 | 890,940 | +5.6% | 31,764 | 28.05 |
| 1965 | 843,520 | +9.5% | 29,946 | 28.17 |
| 1964 | 770,322 | +22% | 25,780 | 29.88 |
| 1963 | 631,092 | +25% | 20,200 | 31.24 |
| 1962 | 503,340 | +30% | 20,200 | 24.92 |
| 1961 | 387,370 | — | 15,000 | 25.82 |
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.