Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.0053 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.0053 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.5% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0425 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0053 ha per person, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.03 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0425 ha per person | +41.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0369 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0389 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0384 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0369 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0379 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0367 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0356 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0364 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0335 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0361 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0358 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0423 ha per person | +18.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0346 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0331 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0295 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0229 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0226 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0227 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.032 ha per person | +40.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0295 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0222 ha per person | -24.7% |
| 1984 | 0.018 ha per person | -19.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0144 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0145 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0205 ha per person | +41.4% |
| 1988 | 0.022 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0182 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0192 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0192 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.014 ha per person | -27.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0105 ha per person | -25.3% |
| 1994 | 0.012 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0115 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0147 ha per person | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0154 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0112 ha per person | -27.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0148 ha per person | +31.8% |
| 2001 | 0.023 ha per person | +55.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0214 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0086 ha per person | -59.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0108 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0161 ha per person | +49.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0139 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0203 ha per person | +45.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0139 ha per person | -31.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0129 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0239 ha per person | +85.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0243 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0155 ha per person | -36.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0117 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0097 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0127 ha per person | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0134 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0137 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0105 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0099 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0113 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0128 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0135 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 ha per person | -60.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0053 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0038 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0053 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0088 ha per person, 61% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0371 ha per person | 0.03 ha per person | 0.0425 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0327 ha per person | 0.0226 ha per person | 0.0423 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0214 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 0.032 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0141 ha per person | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.0192 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0156 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.023 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0146 ha per person | 0.0097 ha per person | 0.0243 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.0135 ha per person | 5 |
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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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0053 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0425 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0053 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 30th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.