Groundnut yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Groundnut yields was 0.416 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 115th of 119 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
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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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 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 115th out of 119 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.