Coffee, green — Area harvested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Coffee, green — Area harvested was 700 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Coffee, green — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coffee, green — area harvested in Zimbabwe is 700 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee, green — area harvested in Zimbabwe peaked at 8,647 ha in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Zimbabwe 52nd out of 75 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coffee, green — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 53 ha | — |
| 1967 | 65 ha | +22.6% |
| 1968 | 165 ha | +153.8% |
| 1969 | 225 ha | +36.4% |
| 1970 | 660 ha | +193.3% |
| 1971 | 934 ha | +41.5% |
| 1972 | 1,488 ha | +59.3% |
| 1973 | 1,749 ha | +17.5% |
| 1974 | 2,639 ha | +50.9% |
| 1975 | 2,979 ha | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 3,506 ha | +17.7% |
| 1977 | 3,617 ha | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 3,911 ha | +8.1% |
| 1979 | 3,572 ha | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 4,098 ha | +14.7% |
| 1981 | 4,608 ha | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 5,042 ha | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 7,008 ha | +39.0% |
| 1984 | 7,296 ha | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 6,973 ha | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 8,000 ha | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 6,654 ha | -16.8% |
| 1988 | 6,539 ha | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 6,333 ha | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 5,843 ha | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 6,200 ha | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 4,800 ha | -22.6% |
| 1993 | 3,800 ha | -20.8% |
| 1994 | 7,175 ha | +88.8% |
| 1995 | 5,938 ha | -17.2% |
| 1996 | 8,647 ha | +45.6% |
| 1997 | 6,977 ha | -19.3% |
| 1998 | 6,800 ha | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 7,752 ha | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 7,150 ha | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 5,993 ha | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 6,517 ha | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 8,229 ha | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 4,854 ha | -41.0% |
| 2005 | 3,262 ha | -32.8% |
| 2006 | 2,244 ha | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 1,560 ha | -30.5% |
| 2008 | 1,218 ha | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 1,075 ha | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 517 ha | -51.9% |
| 2011 | 468 ha | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 472 ha | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 674 ha | +42.8% |
| 2014 | 756 ha | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 449 ha | -40.6% |
| 2016 | 633 ha | +41.0% |
| 2017 | 498 ha | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 453 ha | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 542 ha | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 573 ha | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 676 ha | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 681 ha | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 685 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 700 ha | +2.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 700 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,466 ha, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 700 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,778 ha, 9% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee, green — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +193.3% | 225 ha | 660 ha |
| 1968 | +153.8% | 65 ha | 165 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.44 ha | 0 ha | 225 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,506 ha | 660 ha | 3,911 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,255 ha | 4,098 ha | 8,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,393 ha | 3,800 ha | 8,647 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,210 ha | 1,075 ha | 8,229 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 546.2 ha | 449 ha | 756 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 663 ha | 573 ha | 700 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 49 China, Taiwan Province of 1,136 ha compare
- 50 Comoros 999 ha compare
- 51 Mozambique 819 ha compare
- 53 Saudi Arabia 650 ha compare
- 54 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 574 ha compare
- 55 Ghana 460 ha 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 coffee, green — area harvested in Zimbabwe?
- Coffee, green — area harvested in Zimbabwe was 700 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coffee, green — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 8,647 ha in 1996.
- What is the lowest coffee, green — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for coffee, green — area harvested?
- Zimbabwe ranks 52nd out of 75 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee, green — area harvested rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Coffee, green — 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.