Oranges — Area harvested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Oranges — Area harvested was 4,631 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oranges — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, oranges — area harvested in Zimbabwe stood at 4,631 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oranges — area harvested in Zimbabwe peaked at 13,488 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3,716 ha, in 2018.
Zimbabwe ranks 53rd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oranges — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 6,100 ha | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 6,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6,200 ha | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 6,400 ha | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 6,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 6,600 ha | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 6,700 ha | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 6,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 7,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 7,600 ha | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 8,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 8,200 ha | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 8,400 ha | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 8,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 8,000 ha | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 8,500 ha | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 8,300 ha | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 8,500 ha | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 8,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8,800 ha | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 8,800 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 9,000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 9,500 ha | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 9,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 13,000 ha | +30.0% |
| 1990 | 13,452 ha | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 12,848 ha | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 12,000 ha | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 12,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 13,488 ha | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 12,460 ha | -7.6% |
| 1996 | 12,551 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 12,886 ha | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 12,500 ha | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 13,014 ha | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 12,909 ha | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 12,684 ha | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 12,367 ha | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 11,983 ha | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 11,557 ha | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 11,111 ha | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 10,594 ha | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 10,080 ha | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 5,494 ha | -45.5% |
| 2009 | 5,196 ha | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 4,946 ha | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 4,729 ha | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 4,537 ha | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 4,368 ha | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 4,219 ha | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 4,089 ha | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 3,976 ha | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 3,879 ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 3,716 ha | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 3,917 ha | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 3,994 ha | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 4,006 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4,124 ha | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 4,174 ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 4,631 ha | +10.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 4,631 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,473 ha, 72% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 4,631 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,452 ha, 85% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oranges — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -45.5% | 10,080 ha | 5,494 ha |
| 1989 | +30.0% | 10,000 ha | 13,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,356 ha | 6,000 ha | 6,700 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,090 ha | 7,000 ha | 8,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,560 ha | 8,500 ha | 13,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,770 ha | 12,000 ha | 13,488 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,398 ha | 5,196 ha | 12,909 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,238 ha | 3,716 ha | 4,946 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,186 ha | 3,994 ha | 4,631 ha | 5 |
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 oranges — area harvested in Zimbabwe?
- Oranges — area harvested in Zimbabwe was 4,631 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oranges — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 13,488 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest oranges — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,716 ha in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for oranges — area harvested?
- Zimbabwe ranks 53rd out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oranges — area harvested rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oranges — 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.