Cereal yield in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cereal yield was 743.9 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield in Zimbabwe is 743.9 kg per hectare, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Zimbabwe peaked at 1,867 kg per hectare in 1985 and was at its lowest, 309.7 kg per hectare, in 2008.
Zimbabwe ranks 172nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 977.47 kg per hectare | 820.5 kg per hectare | 1,294 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,317 kg per hectare | 942.3 kg per hectare | 1,637 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,300 kg per hectare | 633 kg per hectare | 1,867 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,096 kg per hectare | 412.1 kg per hectare | 1,624 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 805.05 kg per hectare | 309.7 kg per hectare | 1,206 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 771.61 kg per hectare | 435.1 kg per hectare | 1,254 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,099 kg per hectare | 743.9 kg per hectare | 1,546 kg per hectare | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.57 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield in Zimbabwe?
- Cereal yield in Zimbabwe was 743.9 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,867 kg per hectare in 1985.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 309.7 kg per hectare in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cereal yield?
- Zimbabwe ranks 172nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.