Cereal production — all countries

Cereal production — Zimbabwe

Cereal production in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 1,167,830 t. Ranked 101 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 7.8%.

2023 1.17M t −20.09% vs 2022
World rank 101of 180
Period maximum 3.42M t1985
Period minimum 482,169 t1992

Trend over time

1961–2023 · tonnes

Cereal production — Zimbabwe, 1961–202301M2M3M4M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,266,453 t1963: 1,030,933 t1965: 1,134,571 t1967: 1,901,352 t1969: 1,934,407 t1971: 2,273,966 t1973: 1,294,515 t1975: 2,196,628 t1977: 2,049,240 t1979: 1,516,968 t1981: 3,316,377 t1983: 1,201,648 t1985: 3,420,543 t1987: 1,507,446 t1989: 2,555,619 t1991: 2,069,933 t1993: 2,566,994 t1995: 1,029,453 t1997: 1,967,740 t1999: 1,986,269 t2001: 1,851,459 t2003: 1,357,352 t2005: 1,610,702 t2007: 1,856,714 t2009: 874,058 t2011: 1,172,985 t2013: 1,152,560 t2015: 800,284 t2017: 1,748,339 t2019: 1,025,879 t2021: 2,043,745 t2023: 1,167,830 t
Change over the period: −98,623 (−7.79%) Average annual rate: -0.13 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Zimbabwe 1.17M t
World 3.12B t
Eastern Africa computed 74.85M t
Cereal production — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year t Change Change, %
2023 1.17M −293,526 −20.09%
2022 1.46M −582,389 −28.5%
2021 2.04M +382,525 +23.03%
2020 1.66M +635,342 +61.93%
2019 1.03M −754,490 −42.38%
2018 1.78M +32,030 +1.83%
2017 1.75M +1.07M +158.34%
2016 676,747 −123,537 −15.44%
2015 800,284 −430,710 −34.99%
2014 1.23M +78,434 +6.81%
2013 1.15M −131,912 −10.27%
2012 1.28M +111,487 +9.5%
2011 1.17M −215,515 −15.52%
2010 1.39M +514,442 +58.86%
2009 874,058 +181,238 +26.16%
2008 692,820 −1.16M −62.69%
2007 1.86M −630,839 −25.36%
2006 2.49M +876,851 +54.44%
2005 1.61M −1.26M −43.95%
2004 2.87M +1.52M +111.71%
2003 1.36M +502,144 +58.72%
2002 855,208 −996,251 −53.81%
2001 1.85M −110,473 −5.63%
2000 1.96M −24,337 −1.23%
1999 1.99M +428,302 +27.49%
1998 1.56M −409,773 −20.82%
1997 1.97M −553,382 −21.95%
1996 2.52M +1.49M +144.9%
1995 1.03M −1.53M −59.84%
1994 2.56M −3,839 −0.15%
1993 2.57M +2.08M +432.38%
1992 482,169 −1.59M −76.71%
1991 2.07M −491,808 −19.2%
1990 2.56M +6,122 +0.24%
1989 2.56M −526,830 −17.09%
1988 3.08M +1.58M +104.48%
1987 1.51M −1.59M −51.34%
1986 3.1M −322,406 −9.43%
1985 3.42M +2M +140.91%
1984 1.42M +218,180 +18.16%
1983 1.2M −1.01M −45.57%
1982 2.21M −1.11M −33.44%
1981 3.32M +1.32M +66.52%
1980 1.99M +474,586 +31.29%
1979 1.52M −606,875 −28.57%
1978 2.12M +74,603 +3.64%
1977 2.05M −276,469 −11.89%
1976 2.33M +129,081 +5.88%
1975 2.2M −333,759 −13.19%
1974 2.53M +1.24M +95.47%
1973 1.29M −1.41M −52.14%
1972 2.7M +430,688 +18.94%
1971 2.27M +835,072 +58.04%
1970 1.44M −495,513 −25.62%
1969 1.93M +689,254 +55.35%
1968 1.25M −656,199 −34.51%
1967 1.9M +688,374 +56.75%
1966 1.21M +78,407 +6.91%
1965 1.13M +105,772 +10.28%
1964 1.03M −2,134 −0.21%
1963 1.03M −194,204 −15.85%
1962 1.23M −41,316 −3.26%
1961 1.27M

About the indicator

Production of cereal crops in tonnes: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat and mixed grains. Only grain harvested dry is counted; crops harvested for hay or green fodder are excluded.

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