Starchy Roots — Food supply in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 827,551 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — 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 starchy roots — food supply in Zimbabwe is 827,551 million Kcal, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 179.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Zimbabwe peaked at 964,623 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 268,503 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Zimbabwe 70th out of 194 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.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 268,503 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 281,801 million Kcal | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 295,076 million Kcal | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 296,377 million Kcal | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 783,664 million Kcal | +164.4% |
| 2015 | 732,181 million Kcal | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 701,640 million Kcal | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 964,623 million Kcal | +37.5% |
| 2018 | 829,821 million Kcal | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 670,257 million Kcal | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 765,942 million Kcal | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 896,317 million Kcal | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 802,641 million Kcal | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 827,551 million Kcal | +3.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 827,551 million Kcal is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 827,551 million Kcal, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 827,551 million Kcal is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 million million Kcal, 72% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starchy Roots — Food supply 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +164.4% | 296,377 million Kcal | 783,664 million Kcal |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 582,394 million Kcal | 268,503 million Kcal | 964,623 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 823,113 million Kcal | 765,942 million Kcal | 896,317 million Kcal | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 67 Senegal 912,777 million Kcal compare
- 68 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 903,871 million Kcal compare
- 69 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 837,535 million Kcal compare
- 71 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 806,473 million Kcal compare
- 72 Liberia 751,821 million Kcal compare
- 73 Republic of Korea 743,994 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 starchy roots — food supply in Zimbabwe?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Zimbabwe was 827,551 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 964,623 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 268,503 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Zimbabwe ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 179.2%. 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 Starchy Roots — 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.