Unmanufactured tobacco — Export quantity in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Unmanufactured tobacco — Export quantity was 225,929 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Unmanufactured tobacco — Export quantity in Zimbabwe, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2023, unmanufactured tobacco — export quantity in Zimbabwe stood at 225,929 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.9% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — export quantity in Zimbabwe peaked at 225,929 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 90,196 t, in 2010.
That places Zimbabwe 3rd out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Export quantity in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 90,196 t | — |
| 2011 | 134,466 t | +49.1% |
| 2012 | 131,853 t | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 147,873 t | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 141,559 t | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 148,268 t | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 155,191 t | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 157,337 t | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 171,281 t | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 173,559 t | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 177,606 t | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 177,171 t | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 188,369 t | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 225,929 t | +19.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 225,929 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 112.18 t, 2014.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 225,929 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.36 t, 6575.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unmanufactured tobacco — Export quantity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +49.1% | 90,196 t | 134,466 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 145,158 t | 90,196 t | 173,559 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,269 t | 177,171 t | 225,929 t | 4 |
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 unmanufactured tobacco — export quantity in Zimbabwe?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — export quantity in Zimbabwe was 225,929 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — export quantity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 225,929 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — export quantity recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,196 t in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for unmanufactured tobacco — export quantity?
- Zimbabwe ranks 3rd out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — export quantity rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commodity balances (CB) present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's non-food supply during a specified reference period.