Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0523 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0523 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.8% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.2163 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0523 ha per person, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2163 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1972 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1792 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1736 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1682 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.172 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1801 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1504 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1761 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1731 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1816 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1809 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1382 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1754 ha per person | +26.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1645 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1618 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.134 ha per person | -17.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1487 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1203 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1602 ha per person | +33.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1818 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1817 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1647 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1621 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1505 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1463 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1328 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1352 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1198 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 1990 | 0.113 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1058 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0823 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1149 ha per person | +39.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1599 ha per person | +39.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1356 ha per person | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1308 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1237 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1019 ha per person | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1254 ha per person | +23.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1155 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1036 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1099 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1106 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.147 ha per person | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1624 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1618 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1363 ha per person | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1335 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1147 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.102 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1132 ha per person | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1002 ha per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.09 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0738 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0769 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0796 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0743 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0768 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0649 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0656 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0606 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0709 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0668 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0523 ha per person | -21.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0523 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 3.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0523 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 2.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1792 ha per person | 0.1504 ha per person | 0.2163 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1578 ha per person | 0.1203 ha per person | 0.1816 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1535 ha per person | 0.1198 ha per person | 0.1818 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1193 ha per person | 0.0823 ha per person | 0.1599 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1295 ha per person | 0.1036 ha per person | 0.1624 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0852 ha per person | 0.0649 ha per person | 0.1132 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0632 ha per person | 0.0523 ha per person | 0.0709 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0523 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2163 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0523 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 19th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.