Tanzania Food Prices from World Food Programme Weekly Database

World Food Programme Price Database provides food price data for Tanzania, covering items like maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar. The data is updated weekly but largely contains monthly records, with historical data for some countries dating back to 1992. This dataset is sourced from the WFP's global database covering 98 countries and approximately 3000 markets.

Use Cases

• Analyze food price inflation trends in Tanzania based on weekly/monthly price updates
• Model supply chain disruptions based on price volatility for staples like maize and rice
• Compare commodity prices across different markets within Tanzania based on the 3000-market global database scope
• Study long-term price trends for staples like beans and sugar based on data potentially dating back to 1992

Strengths

• Data is updated weekly, providing relatively current information
• Coverage includes multiple staple foods (maize, rice, beans, fish, sugar) as mentioned in the description
• Part of a global database covering 98 countries and approximately 3000 markets

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

WFP - World Food Programme Price Database

Collection Method

Likely collected through market monitoring and reporting systems.

Time Range

Historical data for some countries dates back to 1992; many countries started reporting from 2003.

Freshness

Updated weekly; last metadata update was 2026-05-07.

Geography

United Republic of Tanzania.