Oats — Food supply in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Oats — Food supply was 752.8 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Oats — Food supply in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 752.8 million Kcal for oats — food supply in 2023.
The figure is down 31.5% on the previous year and up 127.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oats — food supply in Zimbabwe peaked at 2,281 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 152.52 million Kcal, in 2012.
Zimbabwe ranks 140th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Oats — Food supply in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 446.4 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 226.92 million Kcal | -49.2% |
| 2012 | 152.52 million Kcal | -32.8% |
| 2013 | 331.08 million Kcal | +117.1% |
| 2014 | 321.56 million Kcal | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1,836 million Kcal | +470.9% |
| 2016 | 1,160 million Kcal | -36.8% |
| 2017 | 1,683 million Kcal | +45.1% |
| 2018 | 997.45 million Kcal | -40.7% |
| 2019 | 680.32 million Kcal | -31.8% |
| 2020 | 381.14 million Kcal | -44.0% |
| 2021 | 2,281 million Kcal | +498.5% |
| 2022 | 1,098 million Kcal | -51.9% |
| 2023 | 752.8 million Kcal | -31.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 752.8 million Kcal is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,284 million Kcal, 59% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 752.8 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 813.94 million Kcal, 92% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oats — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +498.5% | 381.14 million Kcal | 2,281 million Kcal |
| 2015 | +470.9% | 321.56 million Kcal | 1,836 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 783.44 million Kcal | 152.52 million Kcal | 1,836 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,128 million Kcal | 381.14 million Kcal | 2,281 million Kcal | 4 |
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 oats — food supply in Zimbabwe?
- Oats — food supply in Zimbabwe was 752.8 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oats — food supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2,281 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest oats — food supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 152.52 million Kcal in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for oats — food supply?
- Zimbabwe ranks 140th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oats — food supply rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oats — Food supply (kcal). 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.