Poland vs Zimbabwe: Yields of key staple crops

Poland
5.11 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
4.86 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Poland rank
27th
Zimbabwe rank
30th

Yields of key staple crops over time

  • Poland
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 5.11 tonnes per hectare against 4.86 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.25 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 125 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 2.12 tonnes per hectare 2.4 tonnes per hectare 0.2718 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
1970s 2.85 tonnes per hectare 3.96 tonnes per hectare 1.11 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
1980s 3.37 tonnes per hectare 5.53 tonnes per hectare 2.16 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
1990s 3.47 tonnes per hectare 5.52 tonnes per hectare 2.04 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
2000s 3.77 tonnes per hectare 3.83 tonnes per hectare 0.0628 tonnes per hectare Zimbabwe
2010s 4.44 tonnes per hectare 2.48 tonnes per hectare 1.96 tonnes per hectare Poland
2020s 5.17 tonnes per hectare 4.9 tonnes per hectare 0.2679 tonnes per hectare Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yields of key staple crops, Poland or Zimbabwe?
Poland, at 5.11 tonnes per hectare against 4.86 tonnes per hectare in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in yields of key staple crops between Poland and Zimbabwe?
0.25 tonnes per hectare, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Zimbabwe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Poland and Zimbabwe rank globally for yields of key staple crops?
Poland ranks 27th and Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Yields of key staple crops
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,889 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.