Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0755 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.0755 ha per person for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.4% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.3504 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0755 ha per person, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3504 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3334 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2994 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2902 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2734 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2811 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3093 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2491 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3339 ha per person | +34.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2928 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1971 | 0.304 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2981 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.2354 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2883 ha per person | +22.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2648 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2654 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2153 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2354 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1994 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2387 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 0.253 ha per person | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2487 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2344 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2143 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2109 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2038 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1903 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2023 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1718 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1556 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1489 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1093 ha per person | -26.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1574 ha per person | +44.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2078 ha per person | +32.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1711 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1795 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1642 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1322 ha per person | -19.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1577 ha per person | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1423 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1295 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1312 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1395 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1927 ha per person | +38.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1974 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2107 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1798 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1726 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.147 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1417 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1469 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1336 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 0.123 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1042 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0997 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1065 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0981 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0944 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0896 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0931 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0837 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0967 ha per person | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 0.096 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0755 ha per person | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3023 ha per person | 0.2491 ha per person | 0.3504 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2599 ha per person | 0.1994 ha per person | 0.304 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2168 ha per person | 0.1718 ha per person | 0.253 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1584 ha per person | 0.1093 ha per person | 0.2078 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1643 ha per person | 0.1295 ha per person | 0.2107 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1138 ha per person | 0.0896 ha per person | 0.1469 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.089 ha per person | 0.0755 ha per person | 0.0967 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0755 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3504 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0755 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 58th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.