Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Tanzania

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Tanzania as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

31,902 t

natural honey, 2024

FAO estimate

3,115,721

beehives, 2024

imputed value

1,908 t

beeswax, 2024

imputed value

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Tanzania, 1961 to 2024From 5,200 in 1961 to 31,902 in 2024.01020304019611980200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Tanzania, 1961 to 2024From 560,000 in 1961 to 3,115,721 in 2024.0123419611980200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Tanzania produced 31,902 tonnes of natural honey (FAO estimate).

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • That places it 14 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 1.6% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (26,000 t), production rose by 23%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 32,164 t in 2023, the lowest 5,200 t in 1961.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 3,115,721 beehives in 2024 (imputed value). That is 6 of 98 countries.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Dividing the two figures gives about 10.2 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Beeswax production: 1,908 tonnes in 2024 (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Tanzania

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area United Republic of Tanzania. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.