Maize and products — Production in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Maize and products — Production was 635 1000 t in 2023. ▬ Flat
Maize and products — Production in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 635 1000 t for maize and products — production in 2023.
The figure is down 37.7% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize and products — production in Zimbabwe peaked at 1,560 1000 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 512 1000 t, in 2016.
That places Zimbabwe 74th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Maize and products — Production in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,192 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 1,010 1000 t | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 1,096 1000 t | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 939 1000 t | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 975 1000 t | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 643 1000 t | -34.1% |
| 2016 | 512 1000 t | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 1,533 1000 t | +199.4% |
| 2018 | 1,560 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 774 1000 t | -50.4% |
| 2020 | 1,202 1000 t | +55.3% |
| 2021 | 1,470 1000 t | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 1,020 1000 t | -30.6% |
| 2023 | 635 1000 t | -37.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 635 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 679 1000 t, 94% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 635 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 571.5 1000 t, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize and products — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +199.4% | 512 1000 t | 1,533 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,023 1000 t | 512 1000 t | 1,560 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,082 1000 t | 635 1000 t | 1,470 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 71 Portugal 767 1000 t compare
- 72 Honduras 723 1000 t compare
- 73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 698 1000 t compare
- 75 Syrian Arab Republic 563 1000 t compare
- 75 Syria 563 1000 t compare
- 77 Australia and New Zealand 551 1000 t 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 maize and products — production in Zimbabwe?
- Maize and products — production in Zimbabwe was 635 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize and products — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,560 1000 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest maize and products — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 512 1000 t in 2016.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for maize and products — production?
- Zimbabwe ranks 74th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize and products — production rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize and products — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.