Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 88.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
88.1%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
45th
of 192 countries
All-time high
97.3%
in 2007
All-time low
75.0%
in 1972
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 88.1%.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 97.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 75.0%, in 1972.
Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 93.6% | — |
| 1962 | 91.6% | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 93.2% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 84.1% | -9.7% |
| 1965 | 79.7% | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 85.0% | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 83.7% | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 82.9% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 82.1% | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 77.6% | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 75.0% | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 80.6% | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 83.9% | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 89.2% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 80.2% | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 79.6% | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 82.0% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 82.2% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 82.4% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 84.0% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 88.0% | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 89.3% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 90.9% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 91.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 91.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.5% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 86.6% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 85.5% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 87.2% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 84.4% | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 81.2% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 85.3% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 90.6% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 96.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 96.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 83.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 86.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 89.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | -1.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 88.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 88.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.2% | 79.7% | 93.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 80.8% | 75.0% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.1% | 79.6% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.7% | 84.4% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.1% | 81.2% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 79.6% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 79.2% | 89.3% | 4 |
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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 88.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.0% in 1972.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 45th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.