Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 240 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Zimbabwe, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Zimbabwe is 240, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 105.1% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Zimbabwe peaked at 240 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 85, in 1992.
Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 91 | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 91 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 89 | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 94 | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 107 | +13.8% |
| 1968 | 89 | -16.8% |
| 1969 | 123 | +38.2% |
| 1970 | 111 | -9.8% |
| 1971 | 119 | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 120 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 98 | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 124 | +26.5% |
| 1975 | 117 | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 121 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 101 | -16.5% |
| 1978 | 112 | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 96 | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 122 | +27.1% |
| 1981 | 138 | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 141 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 138 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 130 | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 133 | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 133 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 128 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 141 | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 123 | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 114 | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 112 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 85 | -24.1% |
| 1993 | 123 | +44.7% |
| 1994 | 141 | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 132 | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 149 | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 157 | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 120 | -23.6% |
| 1999 | 132 | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 130 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 116 | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 121 | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 120 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 146 | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 156 | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 168 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 145 | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 162 | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 140 | -13.6% |
| 2010 | 137 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 145 | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 126 | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 117 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 240 | +105.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 240 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 240 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 222, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +105.1% | 117 | 240 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 98 | 89 | 123 | 9 |
| 1970s | 111.9 | 96 | 124 | 10 |
| 1980s | 132.7 | 122 | 141 | 10 |
| 1990s | 126.5 | 85 | 157 | 10 |
| 2000s | 140.4 | 116 | 168 | 10 |
| 2010s | 153 | 117 | 240 | 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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Zimbabwe?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Zimbabwe was 240 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 240 in 2014.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 85 in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Zimbabwe ranks 27th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).