Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zimbabwe stood at 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is up 52.5% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zimbabwe peaked at 4.4 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1978.
Zimbabwe ranks 145th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2378 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1784 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2301 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3619 tonnes per square kilometre | +57.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2843 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4214 tonnes per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2533 tonnes per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2585 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1706 tonnes per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1887 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1971 | 0.2663 tonnes per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1422 tonnes per square kilometre | -46.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1163 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1603 tonnes per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 1975 | 0.168 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0543 tonnes per square kilometre | -67.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | -52.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0103 tonnes per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | +150.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4033 tonnes per square kilometre | +1460.0% |
| 1981 | 0.075 tonnes per square kilometre | -81.4% |
| 1982 | 0.031 tonnes per square kilometre | -58.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1939 tonnes per square kilometre | +525.0% |
| 1984 | 0.9668 tonnes per square kilometre | +398.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4084 tonnes per square kilometre | -57.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1396 tonnes per square kilometre | -65.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1215 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2171 tonnes per square kilometre | +78.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1344 tonnes per square kilometre | -38.1% |
| 1990 | 0.305 tonnes per square kilometre | +126.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1086 tonnes per square kilometre | -64.4% |
| 1992 | 3.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +3457.1% |
| 1993 | 1.56 tonnes per square kilometre | -59.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2378 tonnes per square kilometre | -84.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3154 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1996 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +273.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5609 tonnes per square kilometre | -52.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9487 tonnes per square kilometre | +69.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8737 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.318 tonnes per square kilometre | -63.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2714 tonnes per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +647.6% |
| 2003 | 1.67 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2004 | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6281 tonnes per square kilometre | -63.5% |
| 2006 | 2.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +316.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 2008 | 2.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 4.09 tonnes per square kilometre | +86.1% |
| 2010 | 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre | -30.2% |
| 2011 | 3.7 tonnes per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2012 | 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 2.64 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 3.01 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 4 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 2016 | 4.37 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 2.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -47.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.8% |
| 2019 | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 4.4 tonnes per square kilometre | +155.9% |
| 2021 | 3.16 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.2% |
| 2022 | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2023 | 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 39% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +3457.1% | 0.1086 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.86 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +1460.0% | 0.0258 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4033 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +647.6% | 0.2714 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1983 | +525.0% | 0.031 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1939 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1984 | +398.7% | 0.1939 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9668 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2663 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1706 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4214 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1158 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0103 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2663 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2691 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.031 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9668 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9955 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1086 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2714 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.09 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.95 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.37 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.21 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.4 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 142 Pakistan 3.5 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 143 New Caledonia 3.45 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 144 Solomon Islands 3.18 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 146 Serbia 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 147 Somalia 2.83 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 148 Mozambique 2.82 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zimbabwe?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Zimbabwe was 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 tonnes per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Zimbabwe ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.