Tomatoes — Area harvested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Tomatoes — Area harvested was 12,763 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tomatoes — area harvested in Zimbabwe is 12,763 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested in Zimbabwe peaked at 32,286 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 900 ha, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tomatoes — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 900 ha | — |
| 1962 | 950 ha | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 950 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 1,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,100 ha | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,100 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,150 ha | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 1,150 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,200 ha | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,250 ha | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 1,250 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,300 ha | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,350 ha | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1,350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,400 ha | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 1,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,600 ha | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 1,700 ha | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 1,800 ha | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 1,900 ha | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 2,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 1,500 ha | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 1,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,290 ha | +52.7% |
| 1994 | 2,803 ha | +22.4% |
| 1995 | 3,296 ha | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 3,795 ha | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 4,322 ha | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 1,800 ha | -58.4% |
| 1999 | 5,769 ha | +220.5% |
| 2000 | 6,658 ha | +15.4% |
| 2001 | 7,557 ha | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 8,403 ha | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 9,220 ha | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 9,991 ha | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 10,704 ha | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 11,361 ha | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 11,969 ha | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 12,543 ha | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 13,097 ha | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 13,644 ha | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 14,923 ha | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 15,782 ha | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 16,647 ha | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 18,143 ha | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 19,155 ha | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 20,156 ha | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 21,175 ha | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 21,891 ha | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 24,361 ha | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 32,286 ha | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 18,258 ha | -43.4% |
| 2022 | 10,430 ha | -42.9% |
| 2023 | 13,772 ha | +32.0% |
| 2024 | 12,763 ha | -7.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 12,763 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,311 ha, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 12,763 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,251 ha, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tomatoes — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +220.5% | 1,800 ha | 5,769 ha |
| 1998 | -58.4% | 4,322 ha | 1,800 ha |
| 2021 | -43.4% | 32,286 ha | 18,258 ha |
| 2022 | -42.9% | 18,258 ha | 10,430 ha |
| 1993 | +52.7% | 1,500 ha | 2,290 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,028 ha | 900 ha | 1,150 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,265 ha | 1,150 ha | 1,350 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,580 ha | 1,400 ha | 1,900 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,908 ha | 1,500 ha | 5,769 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,150 ha | 6,658 ha | 13,097 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,588 ha | 13,644 ha | 24,361 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,502 ha | 10,430 ha | 32,286 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 tomatoes — area harvested in Zimbabwe?
- Tomatoes — area harvested in Zimbabwe was 12,763 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 32,286 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 900 ha in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for tomatoes — area harvested?
- Zimbabwe ranks 48th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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 Tomatoes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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.