Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) was 136.68 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross production index number in Zimbabwe is 136.68, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Zimbabwe peaked at 138.78 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.17, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 22nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17.17 | — |
| 1962 | 18.64 | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 17.73 | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 17.66 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 17.94 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 20.79 | +15.9% |
| 1967 | 22.56 | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 19.8 | -12.2% |
| 1969 | 24.03 | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 23.62 | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 29.8 | +26.2% |
| 1972 | 34.19 | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 28.33 | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 33.18 | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 31.02 | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 34.06 | +9.8% |
| 1977 | 34.32 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 33.7 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 29.47 | -12.6% |
| 1980 | 29.27 | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 35.33 | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 32.18 | -8.9% |
| 1983 | 26.93 | -16.3% |
| 1984 | 29.1 | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 38.57 | +32.5% |
| 1986 | 36.99 | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 31.42 | -15.1% |
| 1988 | 39.78 | +26.6% |
| 1989 | 37.13 | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 38.25 | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 78.36 | +104.9% |
| 1992 | 72.49 | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 66.56 | -8.2% |
| 1994 | 71.62 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 66.42 | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 83.04 | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 82.71 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 84.16 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 91 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 93.84 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 94.42 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 81.75 | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 84.02 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 90.41 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 85.62 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 87.65 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 88.3 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 99.58 | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 102.66 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 106.75 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 107.33 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.59 | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 100.87 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 102.54 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 111.69 | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 112.59 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 114.75 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 126.47 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 132.81 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 130.68 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 138.78 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 136.68 | -1.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 136.68 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120.9, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 136.68 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.09, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +104.9% | 38.25 | 78.36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.59 | 17.17 | 24.03 | 9 |
| 1970s | 31.17 | 23.62 | 34.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.67 | 26.93 | 39.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.46 | 38.25 | 91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.25 | 81.75 | 94.42 | 8 |
| 2010s | 105.53 | 96.59 | 114.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.08 | 126.47 | 138.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1777 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2864 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8916 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food — gross production index number in Zimbabwe?
- Food — gross production index number in Zimbabwe was 136.68 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 138.78 in 2023.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.17 in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for food — gross production index number?
- Zimbabwe ranks 22nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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 Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.