Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US was 0.9725 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.9725 1000 USD per square kilometre for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 104.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.9725 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 115 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: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0372 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0361 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0361 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0324 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0339 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0324 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0357 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0357 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0373 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0389 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0406 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0406 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0332 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0391 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0356 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0343 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0357 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0332 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0331 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0405 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0406 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0422 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0438 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0454 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.047 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0479 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0487 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3913 1000 USD per square kilometre | +678.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4188 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4465 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4747 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6449 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6772 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.711 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7722 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7736 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6621 1000 USD per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9615 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7265 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8671 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9725 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.9725 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7592 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.9725 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.291 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +678.1% | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3913 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +45.2% | 0.6621 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9615 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0346 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0372 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0371 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0332 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0406 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0422 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0331 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0487 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0503 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.5972 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.3913 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7736 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8819 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7265 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.9725 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 45 Peru 1.21 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 46 Hungary 1.17 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 47 Latvia 1.14 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 0.9725 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 50 Slovakia 0.9485 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Slovenia 0.9474 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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 — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Zimbabwe?
- Potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Zimbabwe was 0.9725 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9725 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 48th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.9%. 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 — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.