Food, beverages and tobacco in Tanzania
Tanzania: Food, beverages and tobacco was 57.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Tanzania, 1965–2022
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 57.8% for food, beverages and tobacco in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Tanzania peaked at 70.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1980.
That places Tanzania 22nd out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Tanzania, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 41.9% | — |
| 1966 | 39.3% | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 34.4% | -12.5% |
| 1968 | 43.7% | +26.9% |
| 1969 | 40.4% | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 36.0% | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 37.1% | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 33.7% | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 32.7% | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 33.0% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 32.8% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 25.6% | -21.9% |
| 1979 | 24.7% | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 23.2% | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 24.9% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 30.2% | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 33.0% | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | -26.4% |
| 1987 | 28.3% | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 30.2% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 51.2% | +69.9% |
| 1991 | 41.1% | -19.8% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 45.1% | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 45.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +39.6% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 55.2% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 62.8% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 63.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 70.1% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | -28.8% |
| 2016 | 57.6% | +15.5% |
| 2017 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57.8% | +0.4% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 57.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.6%, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 57.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.3%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco in Tanzania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +69.9% | 30.2% | 51.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.0% | 34.4% | 43.7% | 5 |
| 1970s | 32.0% | 24.7% | 37.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 23.2% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 41.1% | 51.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 49.1% | 68.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 49.9% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 57.6% | 57.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More economy & growth data for Tanzania
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.26 million BoP, current US$ (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0609 BoP, current US$ per person (2003)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 25.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -14.24 % change on previous year (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Tanzania?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Tanzania was 57.8% in 2022, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1980.
- How does Tanzania rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Tanzania ranks 22nd out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. 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 is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).