Starchy Roots — Food in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Starchy Roots — Food was 968 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 968 1000 t for starchy roots — food in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 276.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food in Zimbabwe peaked at 1,081 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 233 1000 t, in 2010.
Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 627 1000 t | 233 1000 t | 1,081 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 955.25 1000 t | 903 1000 t | 1,000 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 63 Belgium 1,064 1000 t compare
- 64 Republic of Korea 1,049 1000 t compare
- 65 Chile 983 1000 t compare
- 67 Kazakhstan 965 1000 t compare
- 68 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 958 1000 t compare
- 69 Thailand 957 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture share gdp 9.47 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.47 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 325,400 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food in Zimbabwe?
- Starchy roots — food in Zimbabwe was 968 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,081 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 233 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for starchy roots — food?
- Zimbabwe ranks 66th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 276.7%. 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. 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.