Onion consumption per capita fell 5.28% to 2.69 kg in Tanzania in 2020, according to Faostat.
Historically, onion consumption per capita in Tanzania reached an all time high of 4.08 kg in 2018 and an all time low of 0.600 kg in 2007. When compared to Tanzania's main peers, onion consumption per capita in Kenya amounted to 3.36 kg, 8.46 kg in Mozambique, 6.63 kg in Uganda and 2.50 kg in Zambia in 2020.
Tanzania has been ranked 132nd within the group of 154 countries we follow in terms of onion consumption per capita, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
Onion Consumption Per Capita | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
Angola | kg | 1.05 | 0.910 | 0.880 | 0.620 | 0.630 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.830 | 0.800 | 0.780 | 0.770 | 0.690 | |||||||
Ethiopia | kg | 2.54 | 3.41 | 2.74 | 2.59 | 2.68 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenya | kg | 1.53 | 0.950 | 0.820 | 1.05 | 1.94 | ||||||||||||||||
Malawi | kg | 8.43 | 8.03 | 8.79 | 8.58 | 8.29 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | kg | 5.45 | 7.13 | 8.15 | 9.04 | 11.4 | ||||||||||||||||
Rwanda | kg | 1.32 | 1.27 | 1.13 | 1.21 | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||
Somalia | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
South Africa | kg | 9.94 | 9.39 | 9.82 | 9.89 | 9.02 | ||||||||||||||||
South Sudan | kg | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.190 | ... | ... |
Tanzania | kg | 3.43 | 3.65 | 3.76 | 3.96 | 2.75 | ||||||||||||||||
Uganda | kg | 7.96 | 7.91 | 8.06 | 8.18 | 7.00 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | kg | 2.79 | 2.86 | 2.50 | 2.30 | 2.32 | ||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe | kg | 0.230 | 0.310 | 0.230 | 0.230 | 0.230 |