Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested was 348,823 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Zimbabwe stood at 348,823 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.8% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Zimbabwe peaked at 814,823 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 121,624 ha, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 121,624 ha | — |
| 1962 | 175,987 ha | +44.7% |
| 1963 | 161,747 ha | -8.1% |
| 1964 | 177,513 ha | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 190,136 ha | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 193,122 ha | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 208,613 ha | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 235,071 ha | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 276,983 ha | +17.8% |
| 1970 | 278,441 ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 278,639 ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 312,073 ha | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 329,046 ha | +5.4% |
| 1974 | 433,758 ha | +31.8% |
| 1975 | 390,993 ha | -9.9% |
| 1976 | 350,203 ha | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 358,235 ha | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 338,144 ha | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 310,985 ha | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 319,921 ha | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 422,054 ha | +31.9% |
| 1982 | 413,014 ha | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 396,676 ha | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 437,155 ha | +10.2% |
| 1985 | 438,315 ha | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 415,893 ha | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 563,162 ha | +35.4% |
| 1988 | 643,410 ha | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 613,027 ha | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 617,368 ha | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 679,255 ha | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 553,430 ha | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 531,571 ha | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 545,968 ha | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 507,907 ha | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 499,510 ha | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 601,240 ha | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 537,412 ha | -10.6% |
| 1999 | 547,058 ha | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 565,620 ha | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 796,611 ha | +40.8% |
| 2002 | 764,974 ha | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 375,843 ha | -50.9% |
| 2004 | 581,169 ha | +54.6% |
| 2005 | 582,977 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 564,168 ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 814,823 ha | +44.4% |
| 2008 | 752,302 ha | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 621,936 ha | -17.3% |
| 2010 | 616,047 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 672,713 ha | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 667,211 ha | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 452,392 ha | -32.2% |
| 2014 | 368,005 ha | -18.7% |
| 2015 | 348,779 ha | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 359,281 ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 330,507 ha | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 405,297 ha | +22.6% |
| 2019 | 339,358 ha | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 365,823 ha | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 378,212 ha | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 462,900 ha | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 503,798 ha | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 348,823 ha | -30.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 348,823 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 261,986 ha, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 348,823 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 348,823 ha, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 193,422 ha | 121,624 ha | 276,983 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 338,052 ha | 278,441 ha | 433,758 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 466,263 ha | 319,921 ha | 643,410 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 562,072 ha | 499,510 ha | 679,255 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 642,042 ha | 375,843 ha | 814,823 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 455,959 ha | 330,507 ha | 672,713 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 411,911 ha | 348,823 ha | 503,798 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 65 Zambia 401,297 ha compare
- 66 Egypt 383,466 ha compare
- 67 Portugal 371,736 ha compare
- 69 Yugoslav SFR 335,263 ha compare
- 70 Serbia and Montenegro 334,005 ha compare
- 71 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 310,967 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1777 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2864 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8916 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Zimbabwe?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested in Zimbabwe was 348,823 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 814,823 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,624 ha in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested?
- Zimbabwe ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested. 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.