Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 41.5 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Zimbabwe, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Zimbabwe is 41.5 %, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Zimbabwe peaked at 61.9 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11.7 %, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 81st out of 158 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.7 % | — |
| 2001 | 22.6 % | +93.2% |
| 2002 | 31.6 % | +39.8% |
| 2003 | 23.8 % | -24.7% |
| 2004 | 28.7 % | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 28.8 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 37.8 % | +31.2% |
| 2007 | 46.4 % | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 50.2 % | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 53.6 % | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 46.3 % | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 49.7 % | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 49.4 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 56.5 % | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 61.9 % | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 55.4 % | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 41.6 % | -24.9% |
| 2017 | 37.8 % | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 42.4 % | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 43.8 % | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 37.4 % | -14.6% |
| 2021 | 41.5 % | +11.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 41.5 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.6 %, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 41.5 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.5 %, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.52 % | 11.7 % | 53.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.48 % | 37.8 % | 61.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.45 % | 37.4 % | 41.5 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Zimbabwe?
- Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value in Zimbabwe was 41.5 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7 % in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Zimbabwe ranks 81st out of 158 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Cereal import dependency ratio (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.