Potatoes and products — Food supply in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Potatoes and products — Food supply was 57.28 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes and products — Food supply in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes and products — food supply in Zimbabwe stood at 57.28 kcal/cap/d.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 2,228.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — food supply in Zimbabwe peaked at 60.72 kcal/cap/d in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.45 kcal/cap/d, in 2010.
Zimbabwe ranks 71st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes and products — Food supply in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.45 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 2.62 kcal/cap/d | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 2.68 kcal/cap/d | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.46 kcal/cap/d | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 45.62 kcal/cap/d | +1754.5% |
| 2015 | 47.55 kcal/cap/d | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 49.11 kcal/cap/d | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 52.86 kcal/cap/d | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 52.34 kcal/cap/d | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 43.88 kcal/cap/d | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 60.49 kcal/cap/d | +37.9% |
| 2021 | 47.53 kcal/cap/d | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 60.72 kcal/cap/d | +27.8% |
| 2023 | 57.28 kcal/cap/d | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.16 kcal/cap/d | 2.45 kcal/cap/d | 52.86 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.51 kcal/cap/d | 47.53 kcal/cap/d | 60.72 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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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 potatoes and products — food supply in Zimbabwe?
- Potatoes and products — food supply in Zimbabwe was 57.28 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — food supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 60.72 kcal/cap/d in 2022.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — food supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 kcal/cap/d in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for potatoes and products — food supply?
- Zimbabwe ranks 71st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — food supply rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,228.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Potatoes and products — Food supply (kcal/capita/day). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.