Sorghum yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sorghum yields was 0.4667 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum yields in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum yields in Zimbabwe stood at 0.4667 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 12.9% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.8124 tonnes per hectare in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1791 tonnes per hectare, in 1983.
Zimbabwe ranks 109th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6215 tonnes per hectare | 0.3583 tonnes per hectare | 0.8 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5127 tonnes per hectare | 0.3319 tonnes per hectare | 0.5856 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5043 tonnes per hectare | 0.1791 tonnes per hectare | 0.8124 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4491 tonnes per hectare | 0.3106 tonnes per hectare | 0.6836 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3946 tonnes per hectare | 0.2577 tonnes per hectare | 0.6193 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3194 tonnes per hectare | 0.1907 tonnes per hectare | 0.6498 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.517 tonnes per hectare | 0.3697 tonnes per hectare | 0.6972 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 106 Central African Republic 0.5 tonnes per hectare compare
- 107 New Caledonia 0.4939 tonnes per hectare compare
- 108 Mauritania 0.475 tonnes per hectare compare
- 110 Lesotho 0.3959 tonnes per hectare compare
- 111 Albania 0.3773 tonnes per hectare compare
- 112 Angola 0.2457 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.57 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sorghum yields in Zimbabwe?
- Sorghum yields in Zimbabwe was 0.4667 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sorghum yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8124 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1791 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sorghum yields?
- Zimbabwe ranks 109th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Sorghum yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.