Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 11.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Zimbabwe is 11.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Zimbabwe peaked at 25.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2007.
Zimbabwe ranks 140th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.4% | — |
| 1962 | 8.4% | +31.5% |
| 1963 | 6.8% | -18.6% |
| 1964 | 15.9% | +132.0% |
| 1965 | 20.3% | +28.3% |
| 1966 | 15.0% | -26.1% |
| 1967 | 16.3% | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 17.1% | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 17.9% | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 22.4% | +23.3% |
| 1972 | 25.0% | +12.0% |
| 1973 | 19.4% | -22.5% |
| 1974 | 19.0% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 20.6% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 16.1% | -21.8% |
| 1978 | 10.8% | -32.7% |
| 1979 | 19.8% | +82.9% |
| 1980 | 18.8% | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 20.4% | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 18.0% | -12.0% |
| 1983 | 17.8% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 17.6% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | -9.3% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | -25.2% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | -10.6% |
| 1988 | 9.1% | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 8.5% | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 10.5% | +29.3% |
| 1994 | 10.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 13.4% | +28.3% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 15.6% | +22.0% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | -21.8% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -35.8% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | -24.7% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -45.1% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | -27.1% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +30.4% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +392.4% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +23.6% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | -23.8% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +113.5% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 10.7% | -27.1% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | +11.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 11.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 11.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +392.4% | 3.0% | 15.0% |
| 1964 | +132.0% | 6.8% | 15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.8% | 6.4% | 20.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 10.8% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 8.7% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 8.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.9% | 2.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 9.8% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 10.7% | 20.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1777 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2864 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8916 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Zimbabwe?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Zimbabwe was 11.9% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2007.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Zimbabwe ranks 140th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.