Pulses — Food supply in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Pulses — Food supply was 317,284 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses — Food supply in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses — food supply in Zimbabwe stood at 317,284 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 85.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses — food supply in Zimbabwe peaked at 330,952 million Kcal in 2022 and was at its lowest, 109,646 million Kcal, in 2011.
That places Zimbabwe 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pulses — Food supply in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 159,533 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 109,646 million Kcal | -31.3% |
| 2012 | 191,290 million Kcal | +74.5% |
| 2013 | 171,001 million Kcal | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 128,686 million Kcal | -24.7% |
| 2015 | 126,105 million Kcal | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 132,073 million Kcal | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 131,249 million Kcal | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 113,950 million Kcal | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 207,993 million Kcal | +82.5% |
| 2020 | 299,793 million Kcal | +44.1% |
| 2021 | 319,576 million Kcal | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 330,952 million Kcal | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 317,284 million Kcal | -4.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 317,284 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 184,859 million Kcal, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 317,284 million Kcal is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203,387 million Kcal, 1.6× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 147,153 million Kcal | 109,646 million Kcal | 207,993 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 316,901 million Kcal | 299,793 million Kcal | 330,952 million Kcal | 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 pulses — food supply in Zimbabwe?
- Pulses — food supply in Zimbabwe was 317,284 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses — food supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 330,952 million Kcal in 2022.
- What is the lowest pulses — food supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 109,646 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for pulses — food supply?
- Zimbabwe ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses — food supply rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses — Food supply (kcal). 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.