Barley — Area harvested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barley — Area harvested was 10,641 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Barley — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barley — area harvested in Zimbabwe is 10,641 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley — area harvested in Zimbabwe peaked at 12,000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 304 ha, in 1965.
Zimbabwe ranks 80th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barley — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 465 ha | — |
| 1962 | 647 ha | +39.1% |
| 1963 | 494 ha | -23.6% |
| 1964 | 356 ha | -27.9% |
| 1965 | 304 ha | -14.6% |
| 1966 | 400 ha | +31.6% |
| 1967 | 450 ha | +12.5% |
| 1968 | 500 ha | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 600 ha | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 700 ha | +16.7% |
| 1971 | 800 ha | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 900 ha | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 1,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 1,014 ha | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 4,530 ha | +346.7% |
| 1976 | 5,000 ha | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 5,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3,688 ha | -26.2% |
| 1979 | 5,046 ha | +36.8% |
| 1980 | 4,781 ha | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 5,982 ha | +25.1% |
| 1982 | 7,484 ha | +25.1% |
| 1983 | 2,496 ha | -66.6% |
| 1984 | 1,947 ha | -22.0% |
| 1985 | 4,641 ha | +138.4% |
| 1986 | 5,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 4,144 ha | -17.1% |
| 1988 | 5,374 ha | +29.7% |
| 1989 | 5,665 ha | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 4,850 ha | -14.4% |
| 1991 | 5,600 ha | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 1,136 ha | -79.7% |
| 1993 | 6,400 ha | +463.4% |
| 1994 | 5,650 ha | -11.7% |
| 1995 | 2,355 ha | -58.3% |
| 1996 | 5,300 ha | +125.1% |
| 1997 | 10,700 ha | +101.9% |
| 1998 | 9,879 ha | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 3,079 ha | -68.8% |
| 2000 | 5,128 ha | +66.5% |
| 2001 | 4,554 ha | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 3,000 ha | -34.1% |
| 2003 | 12,000 ha | +300.0% |
| 2004 | 7,400 ha | -38.3% |
| 2005 | 8,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 10,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 9,000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 9,276 ha | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 8,910 ha | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 9,085 ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 9,069 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 9,247 ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 9,425 ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 9,814 ha | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 10,031 ha | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 10,063 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10,235 ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 10,387 ha | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 10,561 ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 10,743 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 10,563 ha | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 10,620 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 10,738 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 10,641 ha | -0.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 10,641 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 13,929 ha, 76% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 10,641 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,641 ha, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Barley — Area harvested in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +463.4% | 1,136 ha | 6,400 ha |
| 1975 | +346.7% | 1,014 ha | 4,530 ha |
| 2003 | +300.0% | 3,000 ha | 12,000 ha |
| 1985 | +138.4% | 1,947 ha | 4,641 ha |
| 1996 | +125.1% | 2,355 ha | 5,300 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 468.44 ha | 304 ha | 647 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,768 ha | 700 ha | 5,046 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,751 ha | 1,947 ha | 7,484 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,495 ha | 1,136 ha | 10,700 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,727 ha | 3,000 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,792 ha | 9,069 ha | 10,561 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,661 ha | 10,563 ha | 10,743 ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley — area harvested in Zimbabwe?
- Barley — area harvested in Zimbabwe was 10,641 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest barley — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest barley — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 304 ha in 1965.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barley — area harvested?
- Zimbabwe ranks 80th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is barley — area harvested rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Barley — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.