Coffee bean yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Coffee bean yields was 0.8171 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Coffee bean yields in Zimbabwe, 1966–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, coffee bean yields in Zimbabwe stood at 0.8171 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.32 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.7976 tonnes per hectare, in 1971.
That places Zimbabwe 31st out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 59 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.9422 tonnes per hectare | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 1970s | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 0.7976 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 2.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.9797 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9397 tonnes per hectare | 0.8171 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.57 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coffee bean yields in Zimbabwe?
- Coffee bean yields in Zimbabwe was 0.8171 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coffee bean yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.32 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7976 tonnes per hectare in 1971.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for coffee bean yields?
- Zimbabwe ranks 31st out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.