Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield was 442.6 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Zimbabwe stood at 442.6 kg/ha.
The figure is up 31.5% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Zimbabwe peaked at 517.6 kg/ha in 1979 and was at its lowest, 155.8 kg/ha, in 1965.
That places Zimbabwe 120th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 257.2 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 328.4 kg/ha | +27.7% |
| 1963 | 305.5 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 236.3 kg/ha | -22.7% |
| 1965 | 155.8 kg/ha | -34.1% |
| 1966 | 268.7 kg/ha | +72.5% |
| 1967 | 309 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1968 | 220.4 kg/ha | -28.7% |
| 1969 | 340 kg/ha | +54.3% |
| 1970 | 308.2 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 406.5 kg/ha | +31.9% |
| 1972 | 409.9 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 257.8 kg/ha | -37.1% |
| 1974 | 365.9 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 1975 | 341.5 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1976 | 474.3 kg/ha | +38.9% |
| 1977 | 417.8 kg/ha | -11.9% |
| 1978 | 507.5 kg/ha | +21.5% |
| 1979 | 517.6 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 506.9 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 387.4 kg/ha | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 392.8 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 329.3 kg/ha | -16.2% |
| 1984 | 391.1 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 460.8 kg/ha | +17.8% |
| 1986 | 422.7 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 373.7 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1988 | 445.1 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 414.2 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 373.1 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 349.7 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 177.1 kg/ha | -49.4% |
| 1993 | 373.5 kg/ha | +110.9% |
| 1994 | 391.5 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 283.2 kg/ha | -27.7% |
| 1996 | 402.3 kg/ha | +42.1% |
| 1997 | 341.6 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 341.9 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 374.4 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 434.8 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 363.1 kg/ha | -16.5% |
| 2002 | 211.9 kg/ha | -41.6% |
| 2003 | 356.3 kg/ha | +68.1% |
| 2004 | 392.1 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 244.1 kg/ha | -37.7% |
| 2006 | 302.5 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 351 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 318.1 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 309.2 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 292.2 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 242.5 kg/ha | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 269.1 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 364.7 kg/ha | +35.5% |
| 2014 | 341.5 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 242.6 kg/ha | -29.0% |
| 2016 | 225.5 kg/ha | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 339.8 kg/ha | +50.7% |
| 2018 | 386.3 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 236.1 kg/ha | -38.9% |
| 2020 | 380.6 kg/ha | +61.2% |
| 2021 | 426.8 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 349.2 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2023 | 336.7 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 442.6 kg/ha | +31.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 442.6 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 485.9 kg/ha, 91% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 442.6 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 332.5 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 269.03 kg/ha | 155.8 kg/ha | 340 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 400.7 kg/ha | 257.8 kg/ha | 517.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 412.4 kg/ha | 329.3 kg/ha | 506.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 340.83 kg/ha | 177.1 kg/ha | 402.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 328.31 kg/ha | 211.9 kg/ha | 434.8 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 294.03 kg/ha | 225.5 kg/ha | 386.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 387.18 kg/ha | 336.7 kg/ha | 442.6 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 117 Yemen 459.3 kg/ha compare
- 118 Saint Lucia 446 kg/ha compare
- 119 Afghanistan 444.5 kg/ha compare
- 121 Myanmar 427.3 kg/ha compare
- 122 Guinea-Bissau 426.4 kg/ha compare
- 123 Ethiopia PDR 419.3 kg/ha 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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Zimbabwe?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Zimbabwe was 442.6 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 517.6 kg/ha in 1979.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 155.8 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield?
- Zimbabwe ranks 120th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.