Sorghum and products — Food supply in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sorghum and products — Food supply was 155,727 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum and products — food supply in Zimbabwe is 155,727 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum and products — food supply in Zimbabwe peaked at 209,349 million Kcal in 2021 and was at its lowest, 88,370 million Kcal, in 2012.
That places Zimbabwe 22nd out of 69 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.
Sorghum and products — Food supply in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 191,610 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 137,768 million Kcal | -28.1% |
| 2012 | 88,370 million Kcal | -35.9% |
| 2013 | 138,620 million Kcal | +56.9% |
| 2014 | 187,041 million Kcal | +34.9% |
| 2015 | 102,953 million Kcal | -45.0% |
| 2016 | 137,383 million Kcal | +33.4% |
| 2017 | 116,591 million Kcal | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 143,809 million Kcal | +23.3% |
| 2019 | 136,332 million Kcal | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 185,427 million Kcal | +36.0% |
| 2021 | 209,349 million Kcal | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 157,822 million Kcal | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 155,727 million Kcal | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 138,048 million Kcal | 88,370 million Kcal | 191,610 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 177,081 million Kcal | 155,727 million Kcal | 209,349 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 19 Mauritania 211,053 million Kcal compare
- 20 Uganda 178,193 million Kcal compare
- 21 Malawi 173,487 million Kcal compare
- 23 Pakistan 124,288 million Kcal compare
- 24 South Africa 117,213 million Kcal compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 104,381 million Kcal 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 sorghum and products — food supply in Zimbabwe?
- Sorghum and products — food supply in Zimbabwe was 155,727 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 209,349 million Kcal in 2021.
- What is the lowest sorghum and products — food supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,370 million Kcal in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sorghum and products — food supply?
- Zimbabwe ranks 22nd out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum and products — food supply rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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 Sorghum and products — Food supply (kcal). 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.