Poverty and Human Development Report 2009 - UNDP in Tanzania

pOVertY aND hUMaN DeVeLOpMeNt repOrt 2009
Figure 51: Percent of Total Calorie Intake from Grains (excluding rice),
by Household Wealth Percentile, 2007
% of Calorie Intake From Grains
150
70%
60%
50%
40%
source: hoogeveen et al., 2009
0
Distribution of Consumption
20 40 60 80 100
Wealth Percentiles (from Poorest to Least Poor Households
the distribution of consumption in 2000/01 and 2007 is depicted in figure 52. the vertical line
in the figure represents the poverty line, and the intersection between the poverty line and the
curves reflects poverty incidence – 35.7% in 2000/01; 33.6% in 2007. the data show that almost
98% of tanzanians have extremely low consumption levels, less than tshs 30,000 per month,
the equivalent of tshs 58,000 in 2007 prices. Moreover, approximately 80% consume less than
tshs 20,000 per month or tshs 38,600 in 2007 prices, which is equivalent to tshs 1,380 per
day. 98 the two distribution curves are very close together, illustrating that consumption levels
have changed very little from 2000/01 to 2007.
98 to convert to 2007 tshs multiply by 1.93. Month refers to a 28-day period.