Family Farming Knowledge Platform
Select Year
Sub-Saharan Africa » United Republic of Tanzania
Hectare weighted median
Smaller farm Other farm Nationally
Average farm size (ha) 1.2 5.33 1.89
Minimum farm size (ha) 0 3.31 0
Maximum farm size (ha) 3.31 21.41 21.41
Total number of holdings 4964306 1000475 5964781
% of income from public and private transfers 4.66 2.59 4.31
% of income from other sources 1.8 1.2 1.7
Poverty rate 39 40 39
Household income (const. 2009 Int.$) 5032 6918 5349
% of income from crop production 47 54 48
% of income from on farm income 56 67 58
% of income from agricultural wage labor 7 3 7
% of income from non agricultural wages and self employment 30 26 30
Family labor-days supplied on farm over a day period (person days) 0.56 0.99 0.63
Hired labour-days supplied over a day period (person days) 0.04 0.11 0.05
Family labour-days supplied off-farm over a day period (person days) 0.14 0.11 0.13
Value of crop production (const. 2009 Int. $) 895 2549 1172
Amount of food produced (const. 2009 Int. $) 693 1876 891
Value of food production per hectare (const. 2009 Int. $) 1103 505 999
Value of crop production per working day (const. 2009 Int. $) 7.1 10 7.6
% of households using motorized equipment 1.4 10.4 2.9
Irrigation (% of land) 1.9 1.7 1.8
Fertilizer per hectare (kg) 39 8 34
Fertilizer per hectare (const. 2009 Int. $) 33 13 29
Seed per hectare (kg) 80 23 70
Seed per hectare (const. 2009 Int. $) 25 8 22
Total TLU (Tropical Livestock Unit) 1.4 4.3 1.9
TLU Cattle 1.3 4.5 1.8
TLU Poultry 0.1 0.1 0.1
TLU Equines 0 0 0
TLU Pigs 0 0 0
TLU Camels 0 0 0
TLU Goats 0.2 0.5 0.3
TLU Other 0 0 0
Sample (% of households reporting crop) 73 88 76
% of households selling crops through informal channels 98 98 98
% of households selling crops through formal channels 2 2 2
% of households selling crops in the local markets 98 98 98
% of households selling crops in the other markets 2 2 2
% of the crops' value sold through informal channels 98 98 98
% of the crops' value sold through formal channels 2 2 2
% of the crops' value sold in local markets 98 98 98
% of the crops' value sold in other markets 2 2 2
Sample (% of households reporting inputs) 57 60 58
% of households buying ag. inputs through informal channels 99 99 99
% of households buying ag. inputs through formal channels 1 1 1
% of households buying ag. inputs in the local markets 99 99 99
% of households buying ag. Inputs in the other markets 1 1 1
% of the inputs' value purchased through informal channels 99 100 99
% of the inputs' value purchased through formal channels 1 0 1
% of the inputs' value purchased in local markets 99 100 99
% of the inputs' value purchased in other markets 1 0 1
% of improved seeds 43 47 44
% of households using improved seeds 41 45 42
% of households recipient of extension services 9 17 10
% of households owning a telephone 0.4 0.2 0.4
% of agricultural production sold 35 48 37
% of expenditure for inputs on value of production 7 5 7
% of credit beneficiary households 6 9 7
Credit (const. 2009 Int. $) 1036 1243 1080
Distance of household from road (km) 1.3 1.3 1.3
Years of education of the household head 4.9 4.9 4.9
Household size 5.2 7.2 5.5
X