Barley yield in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Barley yield was 6,701 kg per hectare in 2011. ▲ Rising
Barley yield in Zimbabwe, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 6,701 kg per hectare for barley yield in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 30.0% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barley yield in Zimbabwe peaked at 6,701 kg per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,150 kg per hectare, in 1961.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,320 kg per hectare | 2,150 kg per hectare | 3,819 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,182 kg per hectare | 3,571 kg per hectare | 5,165 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,205 kg per hectare | 4,620 kg per hectare | 5,760 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,301 kg per hectare | 4,262 kg per hectare | 5,841 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,360 kg per hectare | 4,845 kg per hectare | 6,279 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,927 kg per hectare | 5,154 kg per hectare | 6,701 kg per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 2 South Africa 3,893 kg per hectare compare
- 3 Kenya 3,464 kg per hectare compare
- 4 Mauritania 2,647 kg per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.47 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 9.47 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.57 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barley yield in Zimbabwe?
- Barley yield in Zimbabwe was 6,701 kg per hectare in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest barley yield recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 6,701 kg per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest barley yield recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,150 kg per hectare in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for barley yield?
- Zimbabwe ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2011.
- Is barley yield rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Barley yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Barley yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.