Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Zimbabwe

Land under cereal production in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 1,569,913 ha. Ranked 62 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 14%.

2023 1.57M ha +2.8% vs 2022
World rank 62of 180
Period maximum 2.66M ha2006
Period minimum 1.17M ha1992

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Zimbabwe, 1961–20231M1.5M2M2.5M3M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,377,015 ha1963: 1,253,451 ha1965: 1,218,923 ha1967: 1,468,786 ha1969: 1,688,981 ha1971: 1,633,701 ha1973: 1,346,668 ha1975: 1,614,969 ha1977: 1,388,492 ha1979: 1,325,811 ha1981: 1,897,356 ha1983: 1,898,367 ha1985: 1,832,128 ha1987: 1,767,297 ha1989: 1,694,675 ha1991: 1,549,343 ha1993: 1,709,052 ha1995: 1,877,871 ha1997: 1,866,484 ha1999: 1,858,083 ha2001: 1,550,728 ha2003: 1,706,654 ha2005: 2,463,772 ha2007: 2,301,546 ha2009: 1,932,188 ha2011: 1,996,759 ha2013: 1,724,066 ha2015: 1,435,446 ha2017: 1,452,971 ha2019: 1,368,570 ha2021: 1,322,416 ha2023: 1,569,913 ha
Change over the period: +192,898 (+14.01%) Average annual rate: 0.21 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 1.57M ha
World 738M ha
Eastern Africa computed 38.11M ha
Land under cereal production — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 1.57M +42,737 +2.8%
2022 1.53M +204,760 +15.48%
2021 1.32M −122,848 −8.5%
2020 1.45M +76,694 +5.6%
2019 1.37M −50,903 −3.59%
2018 1.42M −33,498 −2.31%
2017 1.45M −102,301 −6.58%
2016 1.56M +119,826 +8.35%
2015 1.44M −45,243 −3.06%
2014 1.48M −243,377 −14.12%
2013 1.72M −122,282 −6.62%
2012 1.85M −150,411 −7.53%
2011 2M +103,609 +5.47%
2010 1.89M −39,038 −2.02%
2009 1.93M −305,005 −13.63%
2008 2.24M −64,353 −2.8%
2007 2.3M −361,333 −13.57%
2006 2.66M +199,107 +8.08%
2005 2.46M +80,636 +3.38%
2004 2.38M +676,482 +39.64%
2003 1.71M +120,283 +7.58%
2002 1.59M +35,643 +2.3%
2001 1.55M −141,256 −8.35%
2000 1.69M −166,099 −8.94%
1999 1.86M +325,482 +21.24%
1998 1.53M −333,883 −17.89%
1997 1.87M −136,546 −6.82%
1996 2M +125,159 +6.66%
1995 1.88M −381,317 −16.88%
1994 2.26M +550,136 +32.19%
1993 1.71M +539,163 +46.09%
1992 1.17M −379,454 −24.49%
1991 1.55M −28,090 −1.78%
1990 1.58M −117,242 −6.92%
1989 1.69M −244,115 −12.59%
1988 1.94M +171,493 +9.7%
1987 1.77M −63,083 −3.45%
1986 1.83M −1,748 −0.1%
1985 1.83M +34,051 +1.89%
1984 1.8M −100,290 −5.28%
1983 1.9M −40,518 −2.09%
1982 1.94M +41,529 +2.19%
1981 1.9M +216,493 +12.88%
1980 1.68M +355,052 +26.78%
1979 1.33M −214,389 −13.92%
1978 1.54M +151,708 +10.93%
1977 1.39M −279,819 −16.77%
1976 1.67M +53,342 +3.3%
1975 1.61M −88,476 −5.19%
1974 1.7M +356,777 +26.49%
1973 1.35M −305,529 −18.49%
1972 1.65M +18,496 +1.13%
1971 1.63M +106,642 +6.98%
1970 1.53M −161,922 −9.59%
1969 1.69M +468,441 +38.38%
1968 1.22M −248,246 −16.9%
1967 1.47M +175,393 +13.56%
1966 1.29M +74,470 +6.11%
1965 1.22M −34,870 −2.78%
1964 1.25M +342 +0.03%
1963 1.25M −98,961 −7.32%
1962 1.35M −24,603 −1.79%
1961 1.38M

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.