Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested was 5,843 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested in Zimbabwe stood at 5,843 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested in Zimbabwe peaked at 6,250 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 393 ha, in 1964.
That places Zimbabwe 56th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Other pulses n.e.c. — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,226 ha | — |
| 1962 | 656 ha | -46.5% |
| 1963 | 870 ha | +32.6% |
| 1964 | 393 ha | -54.8% |
| 1965 | 400 ha | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 2,000 ha | +400.0% |
| 1967 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,200 ha | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 2,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2,300 ha | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2,400 ha | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 3,500 ha | +45.8% |
| 1978 | 2,500 ha | -28.6% |
| 1979 | 2,600 ha | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 2,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3,200 ha | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 4,000 ha | +25.0% |
| 1983 | 4,200 ha | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 4,400 ha | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 4,600 ha | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 4,800 ha | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 5,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 5,200 ha | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 5,300 ha | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 5,400 ha | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 5,500 ha | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 4,500 ha | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 5,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 5,100 ha | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 4,817 ha | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 5,136 ha | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 5,059 ha | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 4,946 ha | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 5,078 ha | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 5,200 ha | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 5,350 ha | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 4,924 ha | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 5,224 ha | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 5,490 ha | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 5,604 ha | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 6,250 ha | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 5,725 ha | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 5,719 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5,689 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5,621 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 5,500 ha | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 5,600 ha | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,555 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5,618 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5,667 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5,737 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 5,773 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5,750 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5,796 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 5,825 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5,794 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 5,819 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 5,843 ha | +0.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 5,843 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,822 ha, 46% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 5,843 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28,578 ha, 20% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other pulses n.e.c. — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +400.0% | 400 ha | 2,000 ha |
| 1964 | -54.8% | 870 ha | 393 ha |
| 1962 | -46.5% | 1,226 ha | 656 ha |
| 1977 | +45.8% | 2,400 ha | 3,500 ha |
| 1963 | +32.6% | 656 ha | 870 ha |
| 1978 | -28.6% | 3,500 ha | 2,500 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,283 ha | 393 ha | 2,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,470 ha | 2,200 ha | 3,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,330 ha | 2,600 ha | 5,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,054 ha | 4,500 ha | 5,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,518 ha | 4,924 ha | 6,250 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,642 ha | 5,500 ha | 5,773 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,815 ha | 5,794 ha | 5,843 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 53 Papua New Guinea 7,437 ha compare
- 54 Solomon Islands 6,061 ha compare
- 55 Guinea-Bissau 5,978 ha compare
- 57 Romania 5,610 ha compare
- 58 Liberia 5,347 ha compare
- 59 Togo 5,300 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 other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested in Zimbabwe?
- Other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested in Zimbabwe was 5,843 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 6,250 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 393 ha in 1964.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested?
- Zimbabwe ranks 56th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other pulses n.e.c. — area harvested rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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 Other pulses n.e.c. — 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.