Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.7439 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7439 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 22.3%
World rank
172nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.87 kg per hectare
in 1985
All-time low
0.3097 kg per hectare
in 2008
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.7439 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 22.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.87 kg per hectare in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3097 kg per hectare, in 2008.
Zimbabwe ranks 172nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9197 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.9059 kg per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8225 kg per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8205 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9308 kg per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9378 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.29 kg per hectare | +38.0% |
| 1968 | 1.02 kg per hectare | -21.2% |
| 1969 | 1.15 kg per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9423 kg per hectare | -17.7% |
| 1971 | 1.39 kg per hectare | +47.7% |
| 1972 | 1.64 kg per hectare | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9613 kg per hectare | -41.3% |
| 1974 | 1.49 kg per hectare | +54.5% |
| 1975 | 1.36 kg per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 1.39 kg per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.48 kg per hectare | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 1.38 kg per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 1.14 kg per hectare | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 1.18 kg per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.75 kg per hectare | +47.5% |
| 1982 | 1.14 kg per hectare | -34.9% |
| 1983 | 0.633 kg per hectare | -44.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7896 kg per hectare | +24.7% |
| 1985 | 1.87 kg per hectare | +136.4% |
| 1986 | 1.69 kg per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.853 kg per hectare | -49.6% |
| 1988 | 1.59 kg per hectare | +86.4% |
| 1989 | 1.51 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 1.62 kg per hectare | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 1.34 kg per hectare | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4121 kg per hectare | -69.2% |
| 1993 | 1.5 kg per hectare | +264.5% |
| 1994 | 1.13 kg per hectare | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5482 kg per hectare | -51.7% |
| 1996 | 1.26 kg per hectare | +129.6% |
| 1997 | 1.05 kg per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 1.02 kg per hectare | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.07 kg per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.16 kg per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1.19 kg per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5391 kg per hectare | -54.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7953 kg per hectare | +47.5% |
| 2004 | 1.21 kg per hectare | +51.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6538 kg per hectare | -45.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9342 kg per hectare | +42.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8067 kg per hectare | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3097 kg per hectare | -61.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4524 kg per hectare | +46.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7334 kg per hectare | +62.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5874 kg per hectare | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6957 kg per hectare | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6685 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8314 kg per hectare | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5575 kg per hectare | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4351 kg per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +176.6% |
| 2018 | 1.25 kg per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7496 kg per hectare | -40.2% |
| 2020 | 1.15 kg per hectare | +53.3% |
| 2021 | 1.55 kg per hectare | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9569 kg per hectare | -38.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7439 kg per hectare | -22.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.7439 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.09 kg per hectare, 36% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.7439 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 55% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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 | +264.5% | 0.4121 kg per hectare | 1.5 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9775 kg per hectare | 0.8205 kg per hectare | 1.29 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.32 kg per hectare | 0.9423 kg per hectare | 1.64 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 kg per hectare | 0.633 kg per hectare | 1.87 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 kg per hectare | 0.4121 kg per hectare | 1.62 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.805 kg per hectare | 0.3097 kg per hectare | 1.21 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7716 kg per hectare | 0.4351 kg per hectare | 1.25 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 kg per hectare | 0.7439 kg per hectare | 1.55 kg per hectare | 4 |
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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 cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.7439 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 kg per hectare in 1985.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3097 kg per hectare in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 172nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.