Sugar cane yields in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sugar cane yields was 83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
83 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
19th
of 110 countries
All-time high
125.3 tonnes per hectare
in 1986
All-time low
59.78 tonnes per hectare
in 1993
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane 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, sugar cane yields in Zimbabwe stood at 83 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Zimbabwe peaked at 125.3 tonnes per hectare in 1986 and was at its lowest, 59.78 tonnes per hectare, in 1993.
That places Zimbabwe 19th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 88.26 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 97.38 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 1963 | 76.61 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1964 | 106.58 tonnes per hectare | +39.1% |
| 1965 | 110.19 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 84.82 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 1967 | 105.33 tonnes per hectare | +24.2% |
| 1968 | 104.85 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 104.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 90.25 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 99.6 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 92.12 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 82.53 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 109.2 tonnes per hectare | +32.3% |
| 1975 | 115.42 tonnes per hectare | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 83.39 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 1977 | 116.85 tonnes per hectare | +40.1% |
| 1978 | 106.78 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 104.21 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 103.12 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 104 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 113.7 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 104.08 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1984 | 104.67 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 109.97 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 125.3 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 106.54 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 100.42 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 108.92 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 95.52 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 102.72 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 93.01 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1993 | 59.78 tonnes per hectare | -35.7% |
| 1994 | 107.25 tonnes per hectare | +79.4% |
| 1995 | 108.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 94.22 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 108.16 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1998 | 96.22 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 108.3 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 96.08 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2001 | 113.04 tonnes per hectare | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 94.54 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 100.73 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 93.66 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 78.82 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 84.68 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 81.43 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 73.11 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 64.64 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 66.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 71.4 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 73.46 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 84.97 tonnes per hectare | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 89.42 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 77.69 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 2016 | 80.07 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 79.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 79.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 82 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 83 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 83 tonnes per hectare is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 83 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +79.4% | 59.78 tonnes per hectare | 107.25 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.56 tonnes per hectare | 76.61 tonnes per hectare | 110.19 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 100.03 tonnes per hectare | 82.53 tonnes per hectare | 116.85 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 108.07 tonnes per hectare | 100.42 tonnes per hectare | 125.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.36 tonnes per hectare | 59.78 tonnes per hectare | 108.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.07 tonnes per hectare | 64.64 tonnes per hectare | 113.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.04 tonnes per hectare | 66.2 tonnes per hectare | 89.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8 tonnes per hectare | 79 tonnes per hectare | 83 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 16 Australia 87.66 tonnes per hectare compare
- 17 United States 84.21 tonnes per hectare compare
- 18 Ecuador 83.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 20 Cote d'Ivoire 81.01 tonnes per hectare compare
- 21 China 80.87 tonnes per hectare compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 80 tonnes per hectare 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 sugar cane yields in Zimbabwe?
- Sugar cane yields in Zimbabwe was 83 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 125.3 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.78 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sugar cane yields?
- Zimbabwe ranks 19th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.