Cotton yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cotton yields was 1.37 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cotton yields in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton yields in Zimbabwe is 1.37 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.08 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2651 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
That places Zimbabwe 47th out of 100 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 0.9733 tonnes per hectare | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 0.9875 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7114 tonnes per hectare | 0.2651 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7611 tonnes per hectare | 0.4832 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9477 tonnes per hectare | 0.4977 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 2.08 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 cotton yields in Zimbabwe?
- Cotton yields in Zimbabwe was 1.37 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 cotton yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2651 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cotton yields?
- Zimbabwe ranks 47th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. 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 Cotton 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.