Potato yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Potato yields was 28 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 28 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Zimbabwe peaked at 35.03 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.32 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 158 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9 tonnes per hectare | 9.32 tonnes per hectare | 15.17 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.96 tonnes per hectare | 14.63 tonnes per hectare | 15.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.57 tonnes per hectare | 14.61 tonnes per hectare | 16.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.84 tonnes per hectare | 15.26 tonnes per hectare | 17.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.97 tonnes per hectare | 17.7 tonnes per hectare | 25.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.05 tonnes per hectare | 19 tonnes per hectare | 35.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 24 tonnes per hectare | 21 tonnes per hectare | 28 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.57 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is potato yields in Zimbabwe?
- Potato yields in Zimbabwe was 28 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 35.03 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.32 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for potato yields?
- Zimbabwe ranks 48th out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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 (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.