Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Tanzania
Tanzania: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) was 3.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tanzania, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 3.6% for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in 2025.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tanzania peaked at 7.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1992.
Tanzania ranks 75th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth) in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.6% | — |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -65.4% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +151.1% |
| 1994 | 2.1% | -32.2% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +177.1% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -33.7% |
| 1997 | 2.4% | -36.7% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 4.0% | +108.3% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 5.2% | +35.7% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | -36.9% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +52.8% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 3.4% | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +93.3% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -41.7% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -24.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -22.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +35.5% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | +149.9% |
| 2015 | 5.4% | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | +24.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | -41.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -12.4% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2024 | 3.7% | +20.7% |
| 2025 | 3.6% | -4.6% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 3.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 3.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.7%, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.0% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 10.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -55.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -54.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.05 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tanzania?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Tanzania was 3.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1992.
- How does Tanzania rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Tanzania ranks 75th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.