Corn: Yield gap in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Corn: Yield gap was 4.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Corn: Yield gap in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, corn: yield gap in Zimbabwe stood at 4.33 tonnes per hectare.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Zimbabwe peaked at 4.77 tonnes per hectare in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.53 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
That places Zimbabwe 19th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.76 tonnes per hectare | 4.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.67 tonnes per hectare | 4.62 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.03 tonnes per hectare | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 4.33 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 corn: yield gap in Zimbabwe?
- Corn: yield gap in Zimbabwe was 4.33 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.77 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.53 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for corn: yield gap?
- Zimbabwe ranks 19th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.