Potatoes — Area harvested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Potatoes — Area harvested was 24,053 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested in Zimbabwe stood at 24,053 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 111.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested in Zimbabwe peaked at 25,773 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,350 ha, in 1975.
Zimbabwe ranks 63rd of 153 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 — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,023 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,319 ha | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 2,412 ha | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 1,663 ha | -31.1% |
| 1965 | 1,663 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,825 ha | +9.7% |
| 1967 | 1,600 ha | -12.3% |
| 1968 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,450 ha | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 1,450 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,500 ha | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 1,700 ha | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 1,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,350 ha | -20.6% |
| 1976 | 1,600 ha | +18.5% |
| 1977 | 1,500 ha | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 1,400 ha | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 1,377 ha | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 1,395 ha | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 1,653 ha | +18.5% |
| 1983 | 1,600 ha | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 1,650 ha | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1,700 ha | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 1,750 ha | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 1,800 ha | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 1,850 ha | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 1,900 ha | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 1,950 ha | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1,918 ha | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1,600 ha | -16.6% |
| 1993 | 1,900 ha | +18.8% |
| 1994 | 1,950 ha | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 1,900 ha | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 1,980 ha | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 1,936 ha | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 1,900 ha | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 3,766 ha | +98.2% |
| 2000 | 4,304 ha | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 4,851 ha | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 5,403 ha | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 5,917 ha | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 6,380 ha | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 6,823 ha | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 7,785 ha | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 8,202 ha | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 8,587 ha | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 8,944 ha | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 9,276 ha | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 9,588 ha | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 9,884 ha | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 10,168 ha | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 11,360 ha | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 12,269 ha | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 12,514 ha | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 19,920 ha | +59.2% |
| 2018 | 19,871 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21,482 ha | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 25,773 ha | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 21,327 ha | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 23,241 ha | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 23,982 ha | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 24,053 ha | +0.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 24,053 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24,053 ha, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 24,053 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,152 ha, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +98.2% | 1,900 ha | 3,766 ha |
| 2017 | +59.2% | 12,514 ha | 19,920 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,839 ha | 1,450 ha | 2,412 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,530 ha | 1,350 ha | 1,700 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,668 ha | 1,377 ha | 1,900 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,080 ha | 1,600 ha | 3,766 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,720 ha | 4,304 ha | 8,944 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,633 ha | 9,276 ha | 21,482 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,675 ha | 21,327 ha | 25,773 ha | 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 in Zimbabwe?
- Potatoes — area harvested in Zimbabwe was 24,053 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 25,773 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,350 ha in 1975.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for potatoes — area harvested?
- Zimbabwe ranks 63rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.7%. 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 — 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.