Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sweet potatoes — Food supply was 202,986 million Kcal in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — food supply in Zimbabwe stood at 202,986 million Kcal.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.4% on the previous year and up 724.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — food supply in Zimbabwe peaked at 410,664 million Kcal in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21,852 million Kcal, in 2010.
That places Zimbabwe 23rd out of 156 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Food supply in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 21,852 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 23,249 million Kcal | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 26,472 million Kcal | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 24,635 million Kcal | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 279,359 million Kcal | +1034.0% |
| 2015 | 214,999 million Kcal | -23.0% |
| 2016 | 175,134 million Kcal | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 410,664 million Kcal | +134.5% |
| 2018 | 261,681 million Kcal | -36.3% |
| 2019 | 139,504 million Kcal | -46.7% |
| 2020 | 126,458 million Kcal | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 322,825 million Kcal | +155.3% |
| 2022 | 163,126 million Kcal | -49.5% |
| 2023 | 202,986 million Kcal | +24.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 157,755 million Kcal | 21,852 million Kcal | 410,664 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 203,849 million Kcal | 126,458 million Kcal | 322,825 million Kcal | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — food supply in Zimbabwe?
- Sweet potatoes — food supply in Zimbabwe was 202,986 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 410,664 million Kcal in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — food supply recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,852 million Kcal in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sweet potatoes — food supply?
- Zimbabwe ranks 23rd out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — food supply rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 724.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — 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.