Corn yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Corn yields was 0.7299 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn yields in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: 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 yields in Zimbabwe stood at 0.7299 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.31 tonnes per hectare in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2867 tonnes per hectare, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 162nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.9547 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 0.6821 tonnes per hectare | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 0.4108 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8158 tonnes per hectare | 0.2867 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8543 tonnes per hectare | 0.4405 tonnes per hectare | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.7299 tonnes per hectare | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 159 Haiti 0.7694 tonnes per hectare compare
- 160 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.769 tonnes per hectare compare
- 161 Central African Republic 0.7407 tonnes per hectare compare
- 163 Morocco 0.7224 tonnes per hectare compare
- 164 Saint Lucia 0.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 165 Somalia 0.69 tonnes per hectare compare
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 yields in Zimbabwe?
- Corn yields in Zimbabwe was 0.7299 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2867 tonnes per hectare in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for corn yields?
- Zimbabwe ranks 162nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.