Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 159,250 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 159,250 ha for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 51.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Zimbabwe peaked at 428,687 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,100 ha, in 1962.
That places Zimbabwe 25th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,730 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,100 ha | -23.1% |
| 1963 | 4,470 ha | +112.9% |
| 1964 | 7,000 ha | +56.6% |
| 1965 | 15,761 ha | +125.2% |
| 1966 | 19,638 ha | +24.6% |
| 1967 | 25,113 ha | +27.9% |
| 1968 | 51,421 ha | +104.8% |
| 1969 | 89,833 ha | +74.7% |
| 1970 | 80,541 ha | -10.3% |
| 1971 | 87,239 ha | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 102,673 ha | +17.7% |
| 1973 | 112,396 ha | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 167,358 ha | +48.9% |
| 1975 | 147,993 ha | -11.6% |
| 1976 | 100,503 ha | -32.1% |
| 1977 | 118,485 ha | +17.9% |
| 1978 | 136,644 ha | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 98,485 ha | -27.9% |
| 1980 | 91,421 ha | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 126,554 ha | +38.4% |
| 1982 | 110,514 ha | -12.7% |
| 1983 | 134,476 ha | +21.7% |
| 1984 | 181,655 ha | +35.1% |
| 1985 | 218,158 ha | +20.1% |
| 1986 | 188,143 ha | -13.8% |
| 1987 | 245,112 ha | +30.3% |
| 1988 | 273,737 ha | +11.7% |
| 1989 | 249,621 ha | -8.8% |
| 1990 | 230,351 ha | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 263,680 ha | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 231,251 ha | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 220,897 ha | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 227,376 ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 211,147 ha | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 235,518 ha | +11.5% |
| 1997 | 303,574 ha | +28.9% |
| 1998 | 239,372 ha | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 313,671 ha | +31.0% |
| 2000 | 285,619 ha | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 387,771 ha | +35.8% |
| 2002 | 405,104 ha | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 198,295 ha | -51.1% |
| 2004 | 334,943 ha | +68.9% |
| 2005 | 297,150 ha | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 269,284 ha | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 352,204 ha | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 428,687 ha | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 328,952 ha | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 202,941 ha | -38.3% |
| 2011 | 250,676 ha | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 362,610 ha | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 199,272 ha | -45.0% |
| 2014 | 134,856 ha | -32.3% |
| 2015 | 116,325 ha | -13.7% |
| 2016 | 106,001 ha | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 80,856 ha | -23.7% |
| 2018 | 133,850 ha | +65.5% |
| 2019 | 108,642 ha | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 119,743 ha | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 105,332 ha | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 160,054 ha | +52.0% |
| 2023 | 105,291 ha | -34.2% |
| 2024 | 159,250 ha | +51.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 159,250 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36,080 ha, 4.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 159,250 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21,655 ha, 7.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24,230 ha | 2,100 ha | 89,833 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 115,232 ha | 80,541 ha | 167,358 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 181,939 ha | 91,421 ha | 273,737 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 247,684 ha | 211,147 ha | 313,671 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 328,801 ha | 198,295 ha | 428,687 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 169,603 ha | 80,856 ha | 362,610 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 129,934 ha | 105,291 ha | 160,054 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Zimbabwe?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Zimbabwe was 159,250 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 428,687 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,100 ha in 1962.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Zimbabwe ranks 25th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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.