Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.4872 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.4872 ha per square kilometre for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.07 ha per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.1915 ha per square kilometre, in 1992.
That places Zimbabwe 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3231 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2585 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2068 ha per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2068 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1939 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3231 ha per square kilometre | +66.7% |
| 1967 | 0.635 ha per square kilometre | +96.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2416 ha per square kilometre | -62.0% |
| 1969 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +341.8% |
| 1970 | 0.5573 ha per square kilometre | -47.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6521 ha per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6574 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3943 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7459 ha per square kilometre | +89.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5558 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1976 | 0.6259 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2494 ha per square kilometre | -60.2% |
| 1978 | 0.33 ha per square kilometre | +32.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2158 ha per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3277 ha per square kilometre | +51.9% |
| 1981 | 0.541 ha per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5383 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7436 ha per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4289 ha per square kilometre | -42.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5947 ha per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4446 ha per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4676 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5588 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 0.411 ha per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3504 ha per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2941 ha per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1915 ha per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 1993 | 0.3852 ha per square kilometre | +101.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4152 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2942 ha per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5323 ha per square kilometre | +80.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4646 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3258 ha per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1999 | 0.372 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3005 ha per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2847 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2107 ha per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3322 ha per square kilometre | +57.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6613 ha per square kilometre | +99.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4612 ha per square kilometre | -30.3% |
| 2006 | 0.747 ha per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7493 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7522 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5574 ha per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7049 ha per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5764 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5604 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5864 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5845 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3783 ha per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4922 ha per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4555 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2996 ha per square kilometre | -34.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5117 ha per square kilometre | +70.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5793 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4779 ha per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5749 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4872 ha per square kilometre | -15.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.4872 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1621 ha per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.4872 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 56% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +341.8% | 0.2416 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.384 ha per square kilometre | 0.1939 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4984 ha per square kilometre | 0.2158 ha per square kilometre | 0.7459 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5056 ha per square kilometre | 0.3277 ha per square kilometre | 0.7436 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3625 ha per square kilometre | 0.1915 ha per square kilometre | 0.5323 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5057 ha per square kilometre | 0.2107 ha per square kilometre | 0.7522 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.515 ha per square kilometre | 0.2996 ha per square kilometre | 0.7049 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5298 ha per square kilometre | 0.4779 ha per square kilometre | 0.5793 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0.4872 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 ha per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1915 ha per square kilometre in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.