Rice and products — Import quantity in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Rice and products — Import quantity was 385 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice and products — Import quantity in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, rice and products — import quantity in Zimbabwe stood at 385 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice and products — import quantity in Zimbabwe peaked at 385 1000 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 117 1000 t, in 2019.
That places Zimbabwe 62nd 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.
Rice and products — Import quantity in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 149 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 191 1000 t | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 250 1000 t | +30.9% |
| 2013 | 238 1000 t | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 263 1000 t | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 300 1000 t | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 275 1000 t | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 233 1000 t | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 272 1000 t | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 117 1000 t | -57.0% |
| 2020 | 273 1000 t | +133.3% |
| 2021 | 301 1000 t | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 353 1000 t | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 385 1000 t | +9.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 385 1000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 129 1000 t, 3.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 385 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 376.5 1000 t, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 228.8 1000 t | 117 1000 t | 300 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 328 1000 t | 273 1000 t | 385 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 59 Democratic Republic of the Congo 441 1000 t compare
- 60 United Republic of Tanzania 439 1000 t compare
- 61 China, Hong Kong SAR 419 1000 t compare
- 63 Uganda 368 1000 t compare
- 64 Australia 359 1000 t compare
- 65 Costa Rica 357 1000 t 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 rice and products — import quantity in Zimbabwe?
- Rice and products — import quantity in Zimbabwe was 385 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice and products — import quantity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 385 1000 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest rice and products — import quantity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 117 1000 t in 2019.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for rice and products — import quantity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 62nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice and products — import quantity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. 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 Rice and products — Import quantity. 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.