Tea leaves — Yield in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Tea leaves — Yield was 11,149 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tea leaves — Yield in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, tea leaves — yield in Zimbabwe stood at 11,149 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tea leaves — yield in Zimbabwe peaked at 14,333 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 620.8 kg/ha, in 1965.
That places Zimbabwe 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tea leaves — Yield in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 900.2 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 967.3 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 668.7 kg/ha | -30.9% |
| 1964 | 646.5 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 620.8 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 1,134 kg/ha | +82.7% |
| 1967 | 1,158 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 1,308 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 1,210 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 1,315 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 1,334 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 1,486 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 1,304 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 1974 | 1,551 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 1975 | 1,812 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 1,496 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1977 | 1,505 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 2,055 kg/ha | +36.5% |
| 1979 | 2,448 kg/ha | +19.1% |
| 1980 | 2,415 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 2,418 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 2,466 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 2,454 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 2,746 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 3,150 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 3,074 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 3,279 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 3,541 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 3,772 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 3,427 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 12,485 kg/ha | +264.3% |
| 1992 | 9,038 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 1993 | 12,979 kg/ha | +43.6% |
| 1994 | 12,272 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 12,413 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 12,543 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 12,664 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 14,074 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 12,934 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 13,019 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 13,101 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 13,182 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 13,261 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 13,339 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 13,857 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 13,706 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13,748 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13,790 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 13,831 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 13,872 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 13,913 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13,954 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 13,995 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 14,048 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 14,128 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 14,191 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 14,217 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 14,333 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 8,722 kg/ha | -39.1% |
| 2020 | 10,551 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 9,917 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 11,931 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 2023 | 11,758 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 11,149 kg/ha | -5.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 11,149 kg/ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,144 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 11,149 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6,489 kg/ha, 1.7× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tea leaves — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +264.3% | 3,427 kg/ha | 12,485 kg/ha |
| 1966 | +82.7% | 620.8 kg/ha | 1,134 kg/ha |
| 1993 | +43.6% | 9,038 kg/ha | 12,979 kg/ha |
| 2019 | -39.1% | 14,333 kg/ha | 8,722 kg/ha |
| 1978 | +36.5% | 1,505 kg/ha | 2,055 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 957.08 kg/ha | 620.8 kg/ha | 1,308 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,631 kg/ha | 1,304 kg/ha | 2,448 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,932 kg/ha | 2,415 kg/ha | 3,772 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,483 kg/ha | 3,427 kg/ha | 14,074 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,483 kg/ha | 13,019 kg/ha | 13,857 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,537 kg/ha | 8,722 kg/ha | 14,333 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,061 kg/ha | 9,917 kg/ha | 11,931 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 1 Malawi 12,456 kg/ha compare
- 1 Türkiye 17,455 kg/ha compare
- 2 Argentina 11,944 kg/ha compare
- 2 Viet Nam 10,214 kg/ha compare
- 3 Kenya 11,765 kg/ha compare
- 4 Melanesia 9,144 kg/ha compare
- 5 Ethiopia 10,755 kg/ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 7,494 kg/ha compare
- 6 Cameroon 10,418 kg/ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 6,031 kg/ha compare
- 7 India 10,036 kg/ha 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 tea leaves — yield in Zimbabwe?
- Tea leaves — yield in Zimbabwe was 11,149 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tea leaves — yield recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 14,333 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest tea leaves — yield recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 620.8 kg/ha in 1965.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for tea leaves — yield?
- Zimbabwe ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tea leaves — yield rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. 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 Tea leaves — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.