For the period of 2017 to 2018, the food poverty line in Tanzania was approximately 34 thousand Tanzanian shillings (TZS) (roughly 15 U.S. dollars), whereas the basic needs poverty line amounted to 49.3 thousand TKS (circa 21 U.S. dollars). Both measures increased compared to the previous years.
The food poverty line is the monetary value of a minimum food basket containing a daily 2,200 kilocalories per adult for one month, based on the food consumed by 10 to 50 percent of the population. It is concerning the 251 most common food items consumed in Tanzania. The basic needs poverty line adds an allowance for basic non-food necessities to the food poverty line, such as clothes, transportation, education, and health.
Poverty line of Tanzania from 1991 to 2018, by type
(in Tanzanian shillings)
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Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. (June 30, 2019). Poverty line of Tanzania from 1991 to 2018, by type (in Tanzanian shillings) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132471/poverty-line-of-tanzania-by-type/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. "Poverty line of Tanzania from 1991 to 2018, by type (in Tanzanian shillings)." Chart. June 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132471/poverty-line-of-tanzania-by-type/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. (2019). Poverty line of Tanzania from 1991 to 2018, by type (in Tanzanian shillings). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132471/poverty-line-of-tanzania-by-type/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics. "Poverty Line of Tanzania from 1991 to 2018, by Type (in Tanzanian Shillings)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132471/poverty-line-of-tanzania-by-type/
Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics, Poverty line of Tanzania from 1991 to 2018, by type (in Tanzanian shillings) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132471/poverty-line-of-tanzania-by-type/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Poverty line of Tanzania from 1991 to 2018, by type (in Tanzanian shillings) [Graph], Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics, June 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132471/poverty-line-of-tanzania-by-type/
