Sorghum — Production in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sorghum — Production was 82,063 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Production in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — production in Zimbabwe is 82,063 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production in Zimbabwe peaked at 195,011 t in 1967 and was at its lowest, 21,614 t, in 2002.
That places Zimbabwe 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Production in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 64,400 t | — |
| 1962 | 65,000 t | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 55,000 t | -15.4% |
| 1964 | 55,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 52,000 t | -5.5% |
| 1966 | 100,000 t | +92.3% |
| 1967 | 195,011 t | +95.0% |
| 1968 | 38,095 t | -80.5% |
| 1969 | 147,949 t | +288.4% |
| 1970 | 72,214 t | -51.2% |
| 1971 | 144,983 t | +100.8% |
| 1972 | 140,050 t | -3.4% |
| 1973 | 50,636 t | -63.8% |
| 1974 | 164,048 t | +224.0% |
| 1975 | 110,551 t | -32.6% |
| 1976 | 136,267 t | +23.3% |
| 1977 | 51,199 t | -62.4% |
| 1978 | 73,177 t | +42.9% |
| 1979 | 48,883 t | -33.2% |
| 1980 | 82,299 t | +68.4% |
| 1981 | 125,131 t | +52.0% |
| 1982 | 67,355 t | -46.2% |
| 1983 | 51,536 t | -23.5% |
| 1984 | 55,511 t | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 133,000 t | +139.6% |
| 1986 | 131,200 t | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 55,698 t | -57.5% |
| 1988 | 175,614 t | +215.3% |
| 1989 | 79,189 t | -54.9% |
| 1990 | 92,673 t | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 68,080 t | -26.5% |
| 1992 | 29,000 t | -57.4% |
| 1993 | 96,321 t | +232.1% |
| 1994 | 52,621 t | -45.4% |
| 1995 | 38,336 t | -27.1% |
| 1996 | 90,215 t | +135.3% |
| 1997 | 64,427 t | -28.6% |
| 1998 | 39,154 t | -39.2% |
| 1999 | 57,535 t | +46.9% |
| 2000 | 46,307 t | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 56,358 t | +21.7% |
| 2002 | 21,614 t | -61.6% |
| 2003 | 71,257 t | +229.7% |
| 2004 | 158,444 t | +122.4% |
| 2005 | 48,639 t | -69.3% |
| 2006 | 118,229 t | +143.1% |
| 2007 | 96,571 t | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 75,000 t | -22.3% |
| 2009 | 70,000 t | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 73,675 t | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 50,549 t | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 44,346 t | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 69,540 t | +56.8% |
| 2014 | 103,768 t | +49.2% |
| 2015 | 35,302 t | -66.0% |
| 2016 | 36,305 t | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 54,765 t | +50.8% |
| 2018 | 75,324 t | +37.5% |
| 2019 | 66,280 t | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 143,055 t | +115.8% |
| 2021 | 128,907 t | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 82,209 t | -36.2% |
| 2023 | 77,906 t | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 82,063 t | +5.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 82,063 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29,359 t, 2.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 82,063 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 127,000 t, 65% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85,828 t | 38,095 t | 195,011 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 99,201 t | 48,883 t | 164,048 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 95,653 t | 51,536 t | 175,614 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,836 t | 29,000 t | 96,321 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,242 t | 21,614 t | 158,444 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,986 t | 35,302 t | 103,768 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 102,828 t | 77,906 t | 143,055 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 40 El Salvador 99,000 t compare
- 41 South Africa 98,000 t compare
- 42 USSR 96,500 t compare
- 44 Uruguay 65,037 t compare
- 45 Guinea 65,000 t compare
- 46 Sierra Leone 60,000 t 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 — production in Zimbabwe?
- Sorghum — production in Zimbabwe was 82,063 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 195,011 t in 1967.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,614 t in 2002.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sorghum — production?
- Zimbabwe ranks 43rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — production rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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, published as part of Sorghum — 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.