Corn yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Corn yields was 0.7299 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.7299 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 21.9%
World rank
163rd
of 171 countries
All-time high
2.31 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
All-time low
0.2867 tonnes per hectare
in 2008
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 163rd out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.96 tonnes per hectare | -14.1% |
| 1964 | 0.9547 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +56.1% |
| 1968 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -25.4% |
| 1969 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1970 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -31.8% |
| 1971 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +58.1% |
| 1972 | 2.31 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1973 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -47.7% |
| 1974 | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | +68.0% |
| 1975 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | -13.5% |
| 1976 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 2.08 tonnes per hectare | +55.1% |
| 1982 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | -38.6% |
| 1983 | 0.6821 tonnes per hectare | -46.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8326 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1985 | 2.16 tonnes per hectare | +159.9% |
| 1986 | 1.94 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9173 tonnes per hectare | -52.7% |
| 1988 | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | +96.9% |
| 1989 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4108 tonnes per hectare | -71.5% |
| 1993 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +302.3% |
| 1994 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5949 tonnes per hectare | -51.0% |
| 1996 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +137.9% |
| 1997 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 1998 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4554 tonnes per hectare | -63.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7829 tonnes per hectare | +71.9% |
| 2004 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +65.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6195 tonnes per hectare | -52.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9772 tonnes per hectare | +57.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8651 tonnes per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2867 tonnes per hectare | -66.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4642 tonnes per hectare | +61.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8751 tonnes per hectare | +88.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6568 tonnes per hectare | -24.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7912 tonnes per hectare | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7449 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9301 tonnes per hectare | +24.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5803 tonnes per hectare | -37.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4405 tonnes per hectare | -24.1% |
| 2017 | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | +216.3% |
| 2018 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7807 tonnes per hectare | -42.2% |
| 2020 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +51.2% |
| 2021 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7628 tonnes per hectare | -50.3% |
| 2023 | 0.935 tonnes per hectare | +22.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7299 tonnes per hectare | -21.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.7299 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.04 tonnes per hectare, 36% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.7299 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 57% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +302.3% | 0.4108 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare |
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
- 160 Haiti 0.7694 tonnes per hectare compare
- 161 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.769 tonnes per hectare compare
- 162 Central African Republic 0.7407 tonnes per hectare compare
- 164 Morocco 0.7224 tonnes per hectare compare
- 165 Saint Lucia 0.7 tonnes per hectare compare
- 166 Somalia 0.69 tonnes per hectare 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 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 163rd out of 171 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.