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Tanzania Sisal Production Data

Long-run production series — several extending back to 1961 via FAOSTAT. Production volume, area harvested and yield are distinct metrics, shown separately with their own units; never combined.

Sisal — Production Volume (tonnes)

192 observations, 1898–2024. Geography: national, Tanzania.

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Note: this metric is reported on two different accounting bases in our sources — calendar year and crop/marketing season (e.g. "2005" vs "2005/06") — which is why the lines below don't form one continuous trend. They are NOT the same measurement and are shown as two separate series rather than merged.

Sisal Production Volume233,540Calendar year: 1898: 0.6Calendar year: 1899: 0.6Calendar year: 1900: 7.5Calendar year: 1901: 15Calendar year: 1902: 225Calendar year: 1903: 350Calendar year: 1904: 800Calendar year: 1905: 1,400Calendar year: 1906: 1,600Calendar year: 1907: 3,000Calendar year: 1908: 4,000Calendar year: 1909: 4,800Calendar year: 1910: 7,000Calendar year: 1911: 10,000Calendar year: 1912: 17,080Calendar year: 1913: 20,835Calendar year: 1914: 11,175Calendar year: 1917: 3,344Calendar year: 1918: 7,954Calendar year: 1919: 16,744Calendar year: 1920: 16,663Calendar year: 1921: 7,923Calendar year: 1922: 10,224Calendar year: 1923: 12,845Calendar year: 1924: 18,428Calendar year: 1925: 18,276Calendar year: 1926: 25,022Calendar year: 1927: 33,012Calendar year: 1928: 36,186Calendar year: 1929: 45,728Calendar year: 1930: 49,962Calendar year: 1931: 55,939Calendar year: 1932: 60,554Calendar year: 1933: 69,600Calendar year: 1934: 54,246Calendar year: 1935: 62,048Calendar year: 1936: 67,450Calendar year: 1937: 83,171Calendar year: 1938: 103,192Calendar year: 1939: 103,376Calendar year: 1940: 101,810Calendar year: 1941: 81,041Calendar year: 1942: 99,061Calendar year: 1943: 102,436Calendar year: 1944: 111,228Calendar year: 1945: 112,218Calendar year: 1946: 106,806Calendar year: 1947: 105,548Calendar year: 1948: 120,662Calendar year: 1949: 123,296Calendar year: 1950: 121,598Calendar year: 1951: 145,223Calendar year: 1952: 162,185Calendar year: 1953: 165,725Calendar year: 1954: 178,250Calendar year: 1955: 176,499Calendar year: 1956: 185,762Calendar year: 1957: 184,877Calendar year: 1958: 196,567Calendar year: 1959: 205,273Calendar year: 1960: 204,868Calendar year: 1961: 201,100Calendar year: 1961: 198,000Calendar year: 1962: 217,500Calendar year: 1962: 214,000Calendar year: 1963: 217,703Calendar year: 1963: 214,000Calendar year: 1964: 233,540Calendar year: 1964: 230,000Calendar year: 1965: 217,578Calendar year: 1965: 214,000Calendar year: 1966: 225,074Calendar year: 1966: 222,000Calendar year: 1967: 216,618Calendar year: 1967: 216,000Calendar year: 1968: 193,783Calendar year: 1968: 193,783Calendar year: 1969: 209,303Calendar year: 1969: 209,180Calendar year: 1970: 202,180Calendar year: 1970: 202,180Calendar year: 1971: 181,104Calendar year: 1971: 181,108Calendar year: 1972: 156,850Calendar year: 1972: 156,850Calendar year: 1973: 155,407Calendar year: 1973: 155,407Calendar year: 1974: 143,442Calendar year: 1974: 143,442Calendar year: 1975: 127,840Calendar year: 1975: 127,840Calendar year: 1976: 119,077Calendar year: 1976: 119,077Calendar year: 1977: 105,018Calendar year: 1977: 105,018Calendar year: 1978: 91,873Calendar year: 1978: 91,873Calendar year: 1979: 81,384Calendar year: 1979: 81,384Calendar year: 1980: 85,982Calendar year: 1980: 85,978Calendar year: 1981: 73,956Calendar year: 1981: 73,753Calendar year: 1982: 60,635Calendar year: 1982: 60,635Calendar year: 1983: 46,186Calendar year: 1983: 46,187Calendar year: 1984: 38,263Calendar year: 1984: 38,255Calendar year: 1985: 32,270Calendar year: 1985: 32,270Calendar year: 1986: 30,151Calendar year: 1986: 30,151Calendar year: 1987: 33,170Calendar year: 1987: 33,170Calendar year: 1988: 33,268Calendar year: 1988: 33,268Calendar year: 1989: 32,265Calendar year: 1989: 32,265Calendar year: 1990: 33,743Calendar year: 1990: 33,743Calendar year: 1991: 35,662Calendar year: 1991: 36,001Calendar year: 1992: 24,309Calendar year: 1992: 24,303Calendar year: 1993: 30,500Calendar year: 1993: 29,601Calendar year: 1994: 25,500Calendar year: 1994: 28,902Calendar year: 1995: 32,000Calendar year: 1995: 25,022Calendar year: 1996: 23,000Calendar year: 1996: 22,180Calendar year: 1997: 25,000Calendar year: 1997: 21,400Calendar year: 1998: 15,000Calendar year: 1998: 23,228Calendar year: 1999: 24,000Calendar year: 1999: 20,584Calendar year: 2000: 20,600Calendar year: 2000: 20,489Calendar year: 2001: 25,200Calendar year: 2001: 23,542Calendar year: 2002: 23,500Calendar year: 2002: 23,641Calendar year: 2003: 23,600Calendar year: 2003: 23,858Calendar year: 2004: 23,800Calendar year: 2004: 26,958Calendar year: 2005: 27,000Calendar year: 2005: 27,794Calendar year: 2006: 27,800Calendar year: 2006: 30,934Calendar year: 2007: 30,900Calendar year: 2007: 33,327Calendar year: 2008: 33,300Calendar year: 2008: 33,028Calendar year: 2009: 23,800Calendar year: 2009: 21,057Calendar year: 2010: 26,363Calendar year: 2010: 34,677Calendar year: 2011: 24,828Calendar year: 2011: 34,871Calendar year: 2012: 25,693Calendar year: 2012: 35,590Calendar year: 2013: 34,875Calendar year: 2013: 37,500Calendar year: 2014: 37,291Calendar year: 2014: 38,471Calendar year: 2015: 40,000Calendar year: 2015: 39,204Calendar year: 2015: 40,001Calendar year: 2016: 36,753Calendar year: 2016: 42,314Calendar year: 2016: 36,753Calendar year: 2017: 36,533Calendar year: 2017: 38,506Calendar year: 2018: 40,635Calendar year: 2018: 37,464Calendar year: 2019: 33,271Calendar year: 2019: 36,379Calendar year: 2020: 36,379Calendar year: 2020: 37,023Calendar year: 2021: 36,170Calendar year: 2021: 39,484Calendar year: 2022: 44,151Calendar year: 2022: 48,359Calendar year: 2023: 56,733Calendar year: 2023: 56,773Calendar year: 2024: 61,216Crop/marketing season: 2022/23: 49,753Crop/marketing season: 2023/24: 59,41618982024
Calendar yearCrop/marketing season
PeriodValueGeographySource
202461,216 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
202356,773 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
202356,733 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2023/2459,416 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Sisal Board (TSB)
202248,359 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
202244,151 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
2022/2349,753 tonnesTanzaniaTanzania Sisal Board (TSB)
202139,484 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
202136,170 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
202037,023 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
202036,379 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
201936,379 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
201933,271 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
201837,464 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
201840,635 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
201738,506 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
201736,533 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
201636,753 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
201642,314 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
201636,753 tonnesTanzaniaFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
201540,001 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
201539,204 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
201540,000 tonnesTanzaniaFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
201438,471 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
201437,291 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
201337,500 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
201334,875 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
201235,590 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
201225,693 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
201134,871 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
201124,828 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
201034,677 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
201026,363 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
200921,057 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
200923,800 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
200833,028 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
200833,300 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
200733,327 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
200730,900 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
200630,934 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
200627,800 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
200527,794 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
200527,000 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
200426,958 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
200423,800 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
200323,858 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
200323,600 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
200223,641 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
200223,500 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
200123,542 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
200125,200 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
200020,489 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
200020,600 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
199920,584 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
199924,000 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
199823,228 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
199815,000 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
199721,400 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
199725,000 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
199622,180 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
199623,000 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
199525,022 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
199532,000 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
199428,902 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
199425,500 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
199329,601 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
199330,500 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
199224,303 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
199224,309 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
199136,001 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
199135,662 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
199033,743 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
199033,743 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
198932,265 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
198932,265 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
198833,268 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
198833,268 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
198733,170 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
198733,170 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
198630,151 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
198630,151 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
198532,270 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
198532,270 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
198438,255 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
198438,263 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
198346,187 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
198346,186 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
198260,635 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
198260,635 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
198173,753 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
198173,956 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
198085,978 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
198085,982 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
197981,384 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
197981,384 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
197891,873 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
197891,873 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1977105,018 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1977105,018 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1976119,077 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1976119,077 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1975127,840 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1975127,840 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1974143,442 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1974143,442 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1973155,407 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1973155,407 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1972156,850 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1972156,850 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1971181,108 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1971181,104 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1970202,180 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1970202,180 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1969209,180 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1969209,303 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1968193,783 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1968193,783 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1967216,000 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1967216,618 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1966222,000 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1966225,074 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1965214,000 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1965217,578 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1964230,000 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1964233,540 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1963214,000 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1963217,703 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1962214,000 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1962217,500 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1961198,000 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1961201,100 tnationalFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
1960204,868 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1959205,273 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1958196,567 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1957184,877 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1956185,762 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1955176,499 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1954178,250 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1953165,725 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1952162,185 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1951145,223 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1950121,598 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1949123,296 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1948120,662 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1947105,548 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1946106,806 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1945112,218 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1944111,228 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1943102,436 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
194299,061 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
194181,041 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1940101,810 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1939103,376 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1938103,192 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
193783,171 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
193667,450 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
193562,048 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
193454,246 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
193369,600 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
193260,554 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
193155,939 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
193049,962 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
192945,728 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
192836,186 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
192733,012 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
192625,022 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
192518,276 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
192418,428 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
192312,845 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
192210,224 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
19217,923 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
192016,663 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
191916,744 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
19187,954 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
19173,344 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
191411,175 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
191320,835 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
191217,080 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
191110,000 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
19107,000 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
19094,800 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
19084,000 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
19073,000 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
19061,600 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
19051,400 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1904800 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1903350 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
1902225 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
190115 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
19007.5 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
18990.6 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board
18980.6 tonnesnationalTanzania Sisal Board

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Production Volume — 1993

Reported ValueSource
30,500 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
29,601 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 1994

Reported ValueSource
25,500 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
28,902 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 1995

Reported ValueSource
32,000 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
25,022 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 1996

Reported ValueSource
23,000 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
22,180 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 1997

Reported ValueSource
25,000 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
21,400 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 1998

Reported ValueSource
15,000 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
23,228 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 1999

Reported ValueSource
24,000 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
20,584 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2001

Reported ValueSource
25,200 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
23,542 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2004

Reported ValueSource
23,800 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
26,958 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2005

Reported ValueSource
27,000 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
27,794 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2006

Reported ValueSource
27,800 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
30,934 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2007

Reported ValueSource
30,900 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
33,327 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2009

Reported ValueSource
23,800 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
21,057 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2010

Reported ValueSource
26,363 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
34,677 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2011

Reported ValueSource
24,828 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
34,871 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2012

Reported ValueSource
25,693 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
35,590 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2013

Reported ValueSource
34,875 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
37,500 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2014

Reported ValueSource
37,291 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
38,471 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2015

Reported ValueSource
40,000 tonnesFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
39,204 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
40,001 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2016

Reported ValueSource
36,753 tonnesFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
42,314 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
36,753 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2017

Reported ValueSource
36,533 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
38,506 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2018

Reported ValueSource
40,635 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
37,464 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2019

Reported ValueSource
33,271 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
36,379 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2021

Reported ValueSource
36,170 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
39,484 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board

Production Volume — 2022

Reported ValueSource
44,151 tFAOSTAT (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
48,359 tonnesTanzania Sisal Board