Cereal yield — all countries

Cereal yield — Zimbabwe

Cereal yield in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 744 kg/ha. Ranked 170 in the world out of 179. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 19.1%.

2023 744 kg/ha −22.26% vs 2022
World rank 170of 179
Period maximum 1,867 kg/ha1985
Period minimum 310 kg/ha2008

Trend over time

1961–2023 · kg per hectare

Cereal yield — Zimbabwe, 1961–202305001,0001,5002,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 920 kg/ha1963: 823 kg/ha1965: 931 kg/ha1967: 1,295 kg/ha1969: 1,145 kg/ha1971: 1,392 kg/ha1973: 961 kg/ha1975: 1,360 kg/ha1977: 1,476 kg/ha1979: 1,144 kg/ha1981: 1,748 kg/ha1983: 633 kg/ha1985: 1,867 kg/ha1987: 853 kg/ha1989: 1,508 kg/ha1991: 1,336 kg/ha1993: 1,502 kg/ha1995: 548 kg/ha1997: 1,054 kg/ha1999: 1,069 kg/ha2001: 1,194 kg/ha2003: 795 kg/ha2005: 654 kg/ha2007: 807 kg/ha2009: 452 kg/ha2011: 587 kg/ha2013: 669 kg/ha2015: 558 kg/ha2017: 1,203 kg/ha2019: 750 kg/ha2021: 1,546 kg/ha2023: 744 kg/ha
Change over the period: −176 (−19.11%) Average annual rate: -0.34 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Zimbabwe 744 kg/ha
World 4,231 kg/ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 1,569 kg/ha
Eastern Africa computed 1,964 kg/ha
Lower-middle-income countries computed 3,444 kg/ha
Cereal yield — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 744 −213 −22.26%
2022 957 −589 −38.08%
2021 1,546 +396 +34.46%
2020 1,149 +400 +53.34%
2019 750 −505 −40.23%
2018 1,254 +51 +4.23%
2017 1,203 +768 +176.56%
2016 435 −122 −21.96%
2015 558 −274 −32.94%
2014 831 +163 +24.37%
2013 669 −27 −3.91%
2012 696 +108 +18.44%
2011 587 −146 −19.91%
2010 733 +281 +62.11%
2009 452 +143 +46.08%
2008 310 −497 −61.61%
2007 807 −128 −13.65%
2006 934 +280 +42.89%
2005 654 −552 −45.78%
2004 1,206 +411 +51.63%
2003 795 +256 +47.52%
2002 539 −655 −54.85%
2001 1,194 +34 +2.97%
2000 1,160 +91 +8.47%
1999 1,069 +52 +5.15%
1998 1,017 −38 −3.57%
1997 1,054 −205 −16.25%
1996 1,259 +711 +129.61%
1995 548 −586 −51.68%
1994 1,135 −368 −24.47%
1993 1,502 +1,090 +264.47%
1992 412 −924 −69.15%
1991 1,336 −288 −17.73%
1990 1,624 +116 +7.69%
1989 1,508 −82 −5.15%
1988 1,590 +737 +86.39%
1987 853 −840 −49.6%
1986 1,693 −174 −9.34%
1985 1,867 +1,077 +136.45%
1984 790 +157 +24.74%
1983 633 −506 −44.41%
1982 1,139 −609 −34.86%
1981 1,748 +563 +47.53%
1980 1,185 +41 +3.55%
1979 1,144 −235 −17.02%
1978 1,379 −97 −6.57%
1977 1,476 +82 +5.87%
1976 1,394 +34 +2.49%
1975 1,360 −125 −8.43%
1974 1,486 +524 +54.53%
1973 961 −676 −41.28%
1972 1,637 +245 +17.61%
1971 1,392 +450 +47.71%
1970 942 −203 −17.72%
1969 1,145 +125 +12.26%
1968 1,020 −274 −21.19%
1967 1,295 +357 +38.04%
1966 938 +7 +0.75%
1965 931 +110 +13.44%
1964 821 −2 −0.24%
1963 823 −83 −9.21%
1962 906 −14 −1.5%
1961 920

About the indicator

The yield of cereal crops in kilograms per hectare of harvested area. The gap between countries reaches tenfold and is explained by climate, varieties, fertilizer application and the level of farming technique. Rising yields are the main source of the growth in world food production, with the area under cereals almost unchanged.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the land under cereal production: it is the whole harvest of the group divided by all of its harvested area. Yield depends not only on technology but also on climate and on the mix of crops grown.

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