Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.26 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.26 ha per square kilometre for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 107.0% on the previous year and up 362.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.26 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 110 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.
Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +50.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +172.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0135 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | +64.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0569 ha per square kilometre | +43.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0577 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0693 ha per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0812 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0861 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1091 ha per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0953 ha per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0994 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0952 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0966 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0557 ha per square kilometre | -42.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0982 ha per square kilometre | +124.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1086 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0956 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1163 ha per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1292 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1448 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1137 ha per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | -74.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre | +328.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1362 ha per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | -73.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1237 ha per square kilometre | +244.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1176 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1138 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1226 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.11 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0963 ha per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1008 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1055 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1825 ha per square kilometre | +73.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1692 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1285 ha per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | -79.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | -61.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +62.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0553 ha per square kilometre | +147.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0562 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0467 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0572 ha per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0571 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0428 ha per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | +46.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1149 ha per square kilometre | +83.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1717 ha per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1256 ha per square kilometre | -26.9% |
| 2023 | 0.26 ha per square kilometre | +107.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.26 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3504 ha per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.26 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0226 ha per square kilometre, 11.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +328.6% | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | 0.1241 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +244.2% | 0.0359 ha per square kilometre | 0.1237 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | 0.0014 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0768 ha per square kilometre | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | 0.1167 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0939 ha per square kilometre | 0.0437 ha per square kilometre | 0.1292 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1061 ha per square kilometre | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | 0.1448 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1103 ha per square kilometre | 0.0103 ha per square kilometre | 0.1825 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0474 ha per square kilometre | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | 0.0625 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1681 ha per square kilometre | 0.1149 ha per square kilometre | 0.26 ha per square kilometre | 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 wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0.26 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 69th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 362.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wheat — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.