Fertiliser use in Tanzania
Farmers in Tanzania used 17.7 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Tanzania, 2024
17.7
Change from 2023
−13.1%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
149th of 190
Fertiliser use in Tanzania over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tanzania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.7 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 20.4 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 19.7 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 9.9 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 16.7 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 8.9 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 16.1 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 12.5 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 13.2 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 9.5 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 9.6 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 12.3 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 8.6 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 8.9 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 8.7 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 7.5 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 4.7 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 4.7 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 5.1 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 5.8 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 5.5 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 4.4 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | 3.7 kg per hectare | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 0.9 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 2.6 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −13.1% from 20.4 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 9.6 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +83.8%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Tanzania has the 149th highest value.
More for Tanzania
All statistics for Tanzania
Cereal yield
1,872 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
45.1%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.53e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
73.0%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.00e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
9.9e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT