Rice — Production in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Rice — Production was 73.5 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Production in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — production in Zimbabwe stood at 73.5 t. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 86.4% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Zimbabwe peaked at 4,726 t in 1970 and was at its lowest, 73.5 t, in 2024.
Zimbabwe ranks 109th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Production in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,540 t | +154.0% |
| 1964 | 2,600 t | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 2,600 t | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,600 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,000 t | +15.4% |
| 1968 | 3,500 t | +16.7% |
| 1969 | 4,000 t | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 4,726 t | +18.1% |
| 1971 | 3,000 t | -36.5% |
| 1972 | 1,900 t | -36.7% |
| 1973 | 800 t | -57.9% |
| 1974 | 600 t | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 419 t | -30.2% |
| 1976 | 257 t | -38.7% |
| 1977 | 216 t | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 333 t | +54.2% |
| 1979 | 350 t | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 350 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 374 t | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 97 t | -74.1% |
| 1983 | 122 t | +25.8% |
| 1984 | 719 t | +489.3% |
| 1985 | 143 t | -80.1% |
| 1986 | 291 t | +103.5% |
| 1987 | 595 t | +104.5% |
| 1988 | 520 t | -12.6% |
| 1989 | 545 t | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 468 t | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 450 t | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 400 t | -11.1% |
| 1993 | 500 t | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 458.47 t | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 400 t | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 429.65 t | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 435.21 t | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 400 t | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 463.39 t | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 483.1 t | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 502.9 t | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 522.92 t | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 640.34 t | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 698.64 t | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 738.1 t | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 786.95 t | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 837.04 t | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 887.05 t | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 938.96 t | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 993.39 t | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1,051 t | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 1,074 t | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,183 t | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 1,286 t | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 1,418 t | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 1,296 t | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 1,327 t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,363 t | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,134 t | -16.8% |
| 2020 | 192 t | -83.1% |
| 2021 | 2,908 t | +1414.6% |
| 2022 | 539 t | -81.5% |
| 2023 | 539 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.5 t | -86.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 73.5 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 313,868 t, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 73.5 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 169,311 t, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1414.6% | 192 t | 2,908 t |
| 1984 | +489.3% | 122 t | 719 t |
| 1963 | +154.0% | 1,000 t | 2,540 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,538 t | 1,000 t | 4,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,260 t | 216 t | 4,726 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 375.6 t | 97 t | 719 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 440.47 t | 400 t | 500 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 703.6 t | 483.1 t | 938.96 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,213 t | 993.39 t | 1,418 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 850.3 t | 73.5 t | 2,908 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 106 Trinidad and Tobago 784.4 t compare
- 107 Algeria 313.12 t compare
- 108 Réunion 185 t compare
- 110 Comoros 5 t compare
- 111 Albania 0 t compare
- 111 Belgium 0 t
- 111 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t compare
- 111 Croatia 0 t
- 111 Cyprus 0 t
- 111 Czechia 0 t
- 111 Denmark 0 t
- 111 Estonia 0 t
- 111 Finland 0 t
- 111 Germany 0 t
- 111 Ireland 0 t
- 111 Jamaica 0 t compare
- 111 Latvia 0 t
- 111 Lithuania 0 t
- 111 Luxembourg 0 t
- 111 Malta 0 t
- 111 Mauritius 0 t compare
- 111 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 t
- 111 Poland 0 t
- 111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 t compare
- 111 Slovakia 0 t
- 111 Slovenia 0 t
- 111 Sweden 0 t
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 — production in Zimbabwe?
- Rice — production in Zimbabwe was 73.5 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 4,726 t in 1970.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5 t in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for rice — production?
- Zimbabwe ranks 109th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. 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 Rice — Production. 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.