Wheat — Area harvested in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Wheat — Area harvested was 111,044 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 111,044 ha for wheat — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 514.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested in Zimbabwe peaked at 111,044 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 550 ha, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 124 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 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 550 ha | — |
| 1962 | 765 ha | +39.1% |
| 1963 | 957 ha | +25.1% |
| 1964 | 1,437 ha | +50.2% |
| 1965 | 1,619 ha | +12.7% |
| 1966 | 4,419 ha | +172.9% |
| 1967 | 5,222 ha | +18.2% |
| 1968 | 7,325 ha | +40.3% |
| 1969 | 12,039 ha | +64.4% |
| 1970 | 15,322 ha | +27.3% |
| 1971 | 22,005 ha | +43.6% |
| 1972 | 22,303 ha | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 21,588 ha | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 26,819 ha | +24.2% |
| 1975 | 31,417 ha | +17.1% |
| 1976 | 33,325 ha | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 42,217 ha | +26.7% |
| 1978 | 45,135 ha | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 36,868 ha | -18.3% |
| 1980 | 38,461 ha | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 36,845 ha | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 37,378 ha | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 21,547 ha | -42.4% |
| 1984 | 16,891 ha | -21.6% |
| 1985 | 37,988 ha | +124.9% |
| 1986 | 42,000 ha | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 37,000 ha | -11.9% |
| 1988 | 45,000 ha | +21.6% |
| 1989 | 50,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1990 | 56,000 ha | +12.0% |
| 1991 | 44,000 ha | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 11,200 ha | -74.5% |
| 1993 | 48,000 ha | +328.6% |
| 1994 | 52,700 ha | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 13,900 ha | -73.6% |
| 1996 | 47,843 ha | +244.2% |
| 1997 | 45,495 ha | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 44,022 ha | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 47,438 ha | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 42,551 ha | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 37,269 ha | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 39,000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 40,809 ha | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 70,585 ha | +73.0% |
| 2005 | 65,454 ha | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 67,201 ha | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 49,707 ha | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 10,300 ha | -79.3% |
| 2009 | 4,000 ha | -61.2% |
| 2010 | 6,478 ha | +62.0% |
| 2011 | 8,645 ha | +33.5% |
| 2012 | 21,377 ha | +147.3% |
| 2013 | 21,753 ha | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 18,059 ha | -17.0% |
| 2015 | 22,114 ha | +22.5% |
| 2016 | 22,094 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 22,070 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 16,558 ha | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 24,186 ha | +46.1% |
| 2020 | 44,466 ha | +83.9% |
| 2021 | 66,434 ha | +49.4% |
| 2022 | 48,586 ha | -26.9% |
| 2023 | 100,592 ha | +107.0% |
| 2024 | 111,044 ha | +10.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 111,044 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 55,000 ha, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 111,044 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,910 ha, 8.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +328.6% | 11,200 ha | 48,000 ha |
| 1996 | +244.2% | 13,900 ha | 47,843 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,815 ha | 550 ha | 12,039 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 29,700 ha | 15,322 ha | 45,135 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,311 ha | 16,891 ha | 50,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 41,060 ha | 11,200 ha | 56,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,688 ha | 4,000 ha | 70,585 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,333 ha | 6,478 ha | 24,186 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 74,224 ha | 44,466 ha | 111,044 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 65 Saudi Arabia 129,202 ha compare
- 66 Libya 117,228 ha compare
- 67 Peru 114,474 ha compare
- 69 Kenya 102,560 ha compare
- 70 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 95,850 ha compare
- 71 Switzerland 84,993 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 wheat — area harvested in Zimbabwe?
- Wheat — area harvested in Zimbabwe was 111,044 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 111,044 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 550 ha in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for wheat — area harvested?
- Zimbabwe ranks 68th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 514.9%. 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 Wheat — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.