Change of cereal yield vs land used in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.07 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.07
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.87
in 1985
All-time low
0.3097
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1.07 for change of cereal yield vs land used in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.87 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3097, in 2008.
Zimbabwe ranks 164th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9197 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9059 | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8225 | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8205 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.9308 | +13.4% |
| 1966 | 0.9378 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 1.29 | +38.0% |
| 1968 | 1.02 | -21.2% |
| 1969 | 1.15 | +12.3% |
| 1970 | 0.9423 | -17.7% |
| 1971 | 1.39 | +47.7% |
| 1972 | 1.64 | +17.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9613 | -41.3% |
| 1974 | 1.49 | +54.5% |
| 1975 | 1.36 | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 1.39 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.48 | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 1.38 | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 1.14 | -17.0% |
| 1980 | 1.18 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 1.75 | +47.5% |
| 1982 | 1.14 | -34.9% |
| 1983 | 0.633 | -44.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7896 | +24.7% |
| 1985 | 1.87 | +136.4% |
| 1986 | 1.69 | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.853 | -49.6% |
| 1988 | 1.59 | +86.4% |
| 1989 | 1.51 | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 1.62 | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 1.34 | -17.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4121 | -69.2% |
| 1993 | 1.5 | +264.5% |
| 1994 | 1.13 | -24.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5482 | -51.7% |
| 1996 | 1.26 | +129.6% |
| 1997 | 1.05 | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 1.02 | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.16 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1.19 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5391 | -54.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7953 | +47.5% |
| 2004 | 1.21 | +51.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6538 | -45.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9342 | +42.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8067 | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3097 | -61.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4524 | +46.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7334 | +62.1% |
| 2011 | 0.5874 | -19.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6957 | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6685 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8314 | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5575 | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4351 | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2 | +176.6% |
| 2018 | 1.25 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7496 | -40.2% |
| 2020 | 1.15 | +53.5% |
| 2021 | 1.55 | +34.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8308 | -46.3% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | +28.8% |
| 2024 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.07 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.02, 53% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.07 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | 1.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9775 | 0.8205 | 1.29 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.32 | 0.9423 | 1.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 0.633 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 0.4121 | 1.62 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.805 | 0.3097 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7716 | 0.4351 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 | 0.8308 | 1.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1777 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2864 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8916 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Zimbabwe?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Zimbabwe was 1.07 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 in 1985.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3097 in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Zimbabwe ranks 164th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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