Starchy Roots — Production in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Starchy Roots — Production was 1,081 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Production in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1,081 1000 t for starchy roots — production in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 291.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — production in Zimbabwe peaked at 1,236 1000 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 259 1000 t, in 2010.
Zimbabwe ranks 78th of 190 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.
Starchy Roots — Production in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 259 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 266 1000 t | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 278 1000 t | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 276 1000 t | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 974 1000 t | +252.9% |
| 2015 | 879 1000 t | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 887 1000 t | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,236 1000 t | +39.3% |
| 2018 | 1,050 1000 t | -15.0% |
| 2019 | 752 1000 t | -28.4% |
| 2020 | 975 1000 t | +29.7% |
| 2021 | 1,139 1000 t | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 1,060 1000 t | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 1,081 1000 t | +2.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1,081 1000 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,502 1000 t, 72% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1,081 1000 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,724 1000 t, 63% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starchy Roots — Production 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 | +252.9% | 276 1000 t | 974 1000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 685.7 1000 t | 259 1000 t | 1,236 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,064 1000 t | 975 1000 t | 1,139 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 75 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,196 1000 t compare
- 76 Romania 1,183 1000 t compare
- 77 Tajikistan 1,145 1000 t compare
- 79 Azerbaijan 1,011 1000 t compare
- 80 Niger 971 1000 t compare
- 81 Afghanistan 889 1000 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 starchy roots — production in Zimbabwe?
- Starchy roots — production in Zimbabwe was 1,081 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,236 1000 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 259 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for starchy roots — production?
- Zimbabwe ranks 78th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — production rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 291.7%. 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 — Production. 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.