Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0063 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0063 ha per person
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
56th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.0083 ha per person
in 2017
All-time low
0.0025 ha per person
in 1986
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024

0.0020.0040.0060.008196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.

Analysis

In 2024, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0063 ha per person.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0083 ha per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 ha per person, in 1986.

Zimbabwe ranks 56th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha per person Change
1961 0.0041 ha per person
1962 0.0041 ha per person -1.6%
1963 0.0039 ha per person -2.7%
1964 0.0037 ha per person -6.0%
1965 0.0036 ha per person -3.1%
1966 0.0036 ha per person -0.7%
1967 0.0034 ha per person -4.1%
1968 0.0034 ha per person -1.5%
1969 0.0033 ha per person -1.7%
1970 0.0032 ha per person -2.4%
1971 0.0033 ha per person +0.8%
1972 0.0033 ha per person +0.9%
1973 0.0032 ha per person -2.0%
1974 0.0032 ha per person -0.5%
1975 0.003 ha per person -7.1%
1976 0.003 ha per person +0.2%
1977 0.0029 ha per person -4.2%
1978 0.0029 ha per person +2.3%
1979 0.003 ha per person +2.7%
1980 0.0029 ha per person -3.8%
1981 0.0026 ha per person -8.2%
1982 0.0026 ha per person -0.9%
1983 0.0026 ha per person -1.0%
1984 0.0026 ha per person -0.0%
1985 0.0025 ha per person -1.6%
1986 0.0025 ha per person -2.0%
1987 0.0025 ha per person +1.4%
1988 0.0026 ha per person +1.3%
1989 0.0026 ha per person +1.5%
1990 0.0026 ha per person +0.7%
1991 0.0027 ha per person +1.7%
1992 0.003 ha per person +13.3%
1993 0.0033 ha per person +8.9%
1994 0.0034 ha per person +4.8%
1995 0.0037 ha per person +7.5%
1996 0.0037 ha per person -1.5%
1997 0.0037 ha per person +2.2%
1998 0.0036 ha per person -3.6%
1999 0.0044 ha per person +20.9%
2000 0.0044 ha per person +2.0%
2001 0.0047 ha per person +5.5%
2002 0.0048 ha per person +3.5%
2003 0.005 ha per person +3.9%
2004 0.0052 ha per person +2.5%
2005 0.0053 ha per person +2.5%
2006 0.0055 ha per person +4.3%
2007 0.0056 ha per person +1.1%
2008 0.0056 ha per person +0.2%
2009 0.0057 ha per person +2.1%
2010 0.0057 ha per person +0.6%
2011 0.0058 ha per person +0.4%
2012 0.0057 ha per person -0.5%
2013 0.0058 ha per person +1.3%
2014 0.0062 ha per person +7.2%
2015 0.0062 ha per person -0.4%
2016 0.0061 ha per person -2.5%
2017 0.0083 ha per person +36.4%
2018 0.0073 ha per person -11.1%
2019 0.006 ha per person -17.7%
2020 0.0064 ha per person +5.9%
2021 0.0076 ha per person +18.8%
2022 0.0064 ha per person -15.7%
2023 0.0063 ha per person -0.9%
2024 0.0063 ha per person -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0037 ha per person 0.0033 ha per person 0.0041 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0031 ha per person 0.0029 ha per person 0.0033 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0026 ha per person 0.0025 ha per person 0.0029 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0034 ha per person 0.0026 ha per person 0.0044 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0052 ha per person 0.0044 ha per person 0.0057 ha per person 10
2010s 0.0063 ha per person 0.0057 ha per person 0.0083 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0066 ha per person 0.0063 ha per person 0.0076 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 53 North Macedonia 0.0066 ha per person compare
  2. 54 Dominican Republic 0.0065 ha per person compare
  3. 55 Saint Lucia 0.0064 ha per person compare
  4. 57 Jamaica 0.0062 ha per person compare
  5. 58 Senegal 0.0061 ha per person compare
  6. 59 Guyana 0.0061 ha per person compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe?
Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0063 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 0.0083 ha per person in 2017.
What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 ha per person in 1986.
How does Zimbabwe rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
Zimbabwe ranks 56th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,873 data points, 1961–2024
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Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.