Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested was 9,221 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Zimbabwe stood at 9,221 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Zimbabwe peaked at 16,745 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 7,000 ha, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 62nd of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 7,250 ha | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 7,550 ha | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 7,700 ha | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 7,900 ha | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 8,000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 8,200 ha | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 8,400 ha | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 8,690 ha | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 9,040 ha | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 9,640 ha | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 10,140 ha | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 10,440 ha | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 10,640 ha | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 10,740 ha | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 10,410 ha | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 10,930 ha | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 10,730 ha | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 10,925 ha | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 11,025 ha | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 11,335 ha | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 11,380 ha | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 11,630 ha | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 11,630 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 12,135 ha | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 12,135 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 12,135 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12,670 ha | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 15,720 ha | +24.1% |
| 1990 | 16,355 ha | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 15,824 ha | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 14,471 ha | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 15,478 ha | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 16,745 ha | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 15,472 ha | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 15,777 ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 16,002 ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 15,765 ha | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 16,502 ha | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 16,651 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 16,452 ha | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 16,105 ha | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 15,907 ha | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 15,389 ha | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 14,797 ha | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 14,218 ha | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 13,705 ha | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 9,109 ha | -33.5% |
| 2009 | 9,069 ha | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 8,207 ha | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 8,269 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 8,020 ha | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 7,917 ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 7,896 ha | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 7,896 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7,856 ha | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 7,860 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 7,780 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 8,082 ha | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 8,234 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 8,508 ha | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 8,664 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 8,726 ha | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 9,221 ha | +5.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 9,221 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,641 ha, 79% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 9,221 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,473 ha, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -33.5% | 13,705 ha | 9,109 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,854 ha | 7,000 ha | 8,690 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,364 ha | 9,040 ha | 10,930 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,180 ha | 11,025 ha | 15,720 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,839 ha | 14,471 ha | 16,745 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,140 ha | 9,069 ha | 16,651 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,978 ha | 7,780 ha | 8,269 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,671 ha | 8,234 ha | 9,221 ha | 5 |
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 citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Zimbabwe?
- Citrus fruit, total — area harvested in Zimbabwe was 9,221 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 16,745 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest citrus fruit, total — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for citrus fruit, total — area harvested?
- Zimbabwe ranks 62nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is citrus fruit, total — area harvested rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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, published as part of Citrus Fruit, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.