Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0014 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0014 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0017 ha per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1992.
That places Zimbabwe 62nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0006 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0006 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 ha per person | -33.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 ha per person | -15.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 ha per person | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 ha per person | -18.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 ha per person | +17.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 ha per person | +95.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per person | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 ha per person | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0007 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 ha per person | +56.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0014 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0014 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0014 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +95.0% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 2017 | +56.9% | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0009 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0014 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 ha per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 62nd out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.