Lemons and limes — Yield in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Lemons and limes — Yield was 42,000 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Yield in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 42,000 kg/ha for lemons and limes — yield in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — yield in Zimbabwe peaked at 42,586 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5,000 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Zimbabwe 4th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lemons and limes — Yield in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 5,714 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1963 | 6,154 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 6,154 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6,154 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6,000 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5,882 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 5,882 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6,111 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 6,111 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6,111 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,000 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 6,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5,909 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 5,909 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6,091 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 6,091 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 6,182 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 6,273 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 6,364 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 6,261 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 6,167 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 6,333 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 6,417 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 6,500 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 6,583 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 6,667 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 6,750 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 6,602 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 6,731 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 6,720 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 6,708 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 6,697 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 6,685 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 6,716 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 6,709 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 6,667 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 7,372 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 8,210 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 9,268 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 10,514 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 11,918 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 13,452 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 15,083 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 16,785 kg/ha | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 18,548 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 20,322 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 26,942 kg/ha | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 38,744 kg/ha | +43.8% |
| 2011 | 38,132 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 38,972 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 39,974 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 40,896 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 41,661 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 42,222 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 42,542 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 42,586 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 42,402 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 42,000 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 40,000 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 40,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41,054 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 42,000 kg/ha | +2.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 42,000 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11,092 kg/ha, 3.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 42,000 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,801 kg/ha, 6.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +43.8% | 26,942 kg/ha | 38,744 kg/ha |
| 2009 | +32.6% | 20,322 kg/ha | 26,942 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,882 kg/ha | 5,000 kg/ha | 6,154 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 6,052 kg/ha | 5,909 kg/ha | 6,182 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,431 kg/ha | 6,167 kg/ha | 6,750 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,761 kg/ha | 6,602 kg/ha | 7,372 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,104 kg/ha | 8,210 kg/ha | 26,942 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,813 kg/ha | 38,132 kg/ha | 42,586 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,011 kg/ha | 40,000 kg/ha | 42,000 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 1 Albania 64,365 kg/ha compare
- 1 Türkiye 31,872 kg/ha compare
- 2 Guyana 50,522 kg/ha compare
- 2 Syrian Arab Republic 17,822 kg/ha compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 17,138 kg/ha compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 42,270 kg/ha compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 15,133 kg/ha compare
- 5 Greece 34,389 kg/ha compare
- 6 Argentina 31,252 kg/ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 12,373 kg/ha compare
- 7 Honduras 30,021 kg/ha compare
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 lemons and limes — yield in Zimbabwe?
- Lemons and limes — yield in Zimbabwe was 42,000 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 42,586 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — yield recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,000 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for lemons and limes — yield?
- Zimbabwe ranks 4th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — yield rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 Lemons and limes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.