Groundnut yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Groundnut yields was 0.416 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.416 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 11.7%
World rank
116th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.9251 tonnes per hectare
in 1976
All-time low
0.165 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut 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
Zimbabwe recorded 0.416 tonnes per hectare for groundnut yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9251 tonnes per hectare in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.165 tonnes per hectare, in 1984.
Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6668 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8635 tonnes per hectare | +29.5% |
| 1963 | 0.8011 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6072 tonnes per hectare | -24.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3546 tonnes per hectare | -41.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6489 tonnes per hectare | +83.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7034 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.4605 tonnes per hectare | -34.5% |
| 1969 | 0.5889 tonnes per hectare | +27.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6316 tonnes per hectare | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8805 tonnes per hectare | +39.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8542 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4508 tonnes per hectare | -47.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8219 tonnes per hectare | +82.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6035 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9251 tonnes per hectare | +53.3% |
| 1977 | 0.7416 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7573 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7169 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4855 tonnes per hectare | -32.3% |
| 1981 | 0.495 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4842 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1758 tonnes per hectare | -63.7% |
| 1984 | 0.165 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5678 tonnes per hectare | +244.1% |
| 1986 | 0.467 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3987 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6266 tonnes per hectare | +57.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5493 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6107 tonnes per hectare | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5352 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2269 tonnes per hectare | -57.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5875 tonnes per hectare | +158.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7003 tonnes per hectare | +19.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3036 tonnes per hectare | -56.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5264 tonnes per hectare | +73.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7377 tonnes per hectare | +40.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2585 tonnes per hectare | -65.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6073 tonnes per hectare | +134.9% |
| 2000 | 0.7061 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6136 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.218 tonnes per hectare | -64.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8233 tonnes per hectare | +277.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4812 tonnes per hectare | -41.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2879 tonnes per hectare | -40.2% |
| 2006 | 0.472 tonnes per hectare | +63.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4866 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4444 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4622 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4278 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2956 tonnes per hectare | -30.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3369 tonnes per hectare | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4129 tonnes per hectare | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4126 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3421 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 0.254 tonnes per hectare | -25.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4943 tonnes per hectare | +94.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5015 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3385 tonnes per hectare | -32.5% |
| 2020 | 0.502 tonnes per hectare | +48.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4881 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.323 tonnes per hectare | -33.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4709 tonnes per hectare | +45.8% |
| 2024 | 0.416 tonnes per hectare | -11.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.416 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.18 tonnes per hectare, 35% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.416 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 50% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +277.7% | 0.218 tonnes per hectare | 0.8233 tonnes per hectare |
| 1985 | +244.1% | 0.165 tonnes per hectare | 0.5678 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6328 tonnes per hectare | 0.3546 tonnes per hectare | 0.8635 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7383 tonnes per hectare | 0.4508 tonnes per hectare | 0.9251 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4415 tonnes per hectare | 0.165 tonnes per hectare | 0.6266 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5094 tonnes per hectare | 0.2269 tonnes per hectare | 0.7377 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4995 tonnes per hectare | 0.218 tonnes per hectare | 0.8233 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3816 tonnes per hectare | 0.254 tonnes per hectare | 0.5015 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.44 tonnes per hectare | 0.323 tonnes per hectare | 0.502 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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- 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 groundnut yields in Zimbabwe?
- Groundnut yields in Zimbabwe was 0.416 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 groundnut yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9251 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.165 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for groundnut yields?
- Zimbabwe ranks 116th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.