Potatoes and products — Food in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Potatoes and products — Food was 528 1000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes and products — Food in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 528 1000 t for potatoes and products — food in 2023.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 2,678.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes and products — food in Zimbabwe peaked at 551 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18 1000 t, in 2010.
Zimbabwe ranks 58th of 194 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 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 20 1000 t | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 21 1000 t | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 19 1000 t | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 366 1000 t | +1826.3% |
| 2015 | 386 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 405 1000 t | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 442 1000 t | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 444 1000 t | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 378 1000 t | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 530 1000 t | +40.2% |
| 2021 | 424 1000 t | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 551 1000 t | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 528 1000 t | -4.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 528 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94 1000 t, 5.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 528 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58 1000 t, 9.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes and products — Food 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +1826.3% | 19 1000 t | 366 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 249.9 1000 t | 18 1000 t | 444 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 508.25 1000 t | 424 1000 t | 551 1000 t | 4 |
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 potatoes and products — food in Zimbabwe?
- Potatoes and products — food in Zimbabwe was 528 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes and products — food recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 551 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest potatoes and products — food recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for potatoes and products — food?
- Zimbabwe ranks 58th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes and products — food rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,678.9%. 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. 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.