Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre was 2.66 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2.66 An per square kilometre for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.36 An per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.62 An per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Zimbabwe 73rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.65 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.68 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 1.71 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 1.63 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 1.62 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 1.62 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 1.65 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.78 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 1.91 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 1.96 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 2.3 An per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1972 | 2.33 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.46 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1974 | 2.51 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 2.64 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 2.77 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 2.9 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 2.74 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 2.71 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.55 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.56 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 2.69 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 2.75 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.71 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 2.71 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.99 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 2.49 An per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1992 | 2.79 An per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 2.15 An per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 2.09 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 2.53 An per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 2.52 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.36 An per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 2.82 An per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 2.88 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.99 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.44 An per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 2.47 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 2.43 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.32 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2.33 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.34 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.34 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.65 An per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 2.39 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.39 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.4 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.54 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 2.56 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2.49 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.49 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.39 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.44 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.55 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.57 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.66 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 2.66 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.1 An per square kilometre, 86% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 2.66 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.88 An per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +33.3% | 2.52 An per square kilometre | 3.36 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7 An per square kilometre | 1.62 An per square kilometre | 1.91 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.53 An per square kilometre | 1.96 An per square kilometre | 2.9 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.63 An per square kilometre | 2.55 An per square kilometre | 2.75 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6 An per square kilometre | 2.09 An per square kilometre | 3.36 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.49 An per square kilometre | 2.32 An per square kilometre | 2.99 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 An per square kilometre | 2.39 An per square kilometre | 2.65 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 An per square kilometre | 2.44 An per square kilometre | 2.66 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 70 Burundi 3.12 An per square kilometre compare
- 71 Hungary 2.91 An per square kilometre compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.79 An per square kilometre compare
- 74 Fiji 2.51 An per square kilometre compare
- 75 Turkmenistan 2.5 An per square kilometre compare
- 76 Madagascar 2.49 An 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 raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 2.66 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 An per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 An per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 73rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is raw milk of cattle — milk animals, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 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.
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 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
Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 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.