Yields of key staple crops in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Yields of key staple crops was 4.86 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yields of key staple crops in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, yields of key staple crops in Zimbabwe stood at 4.86 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 119.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yields of key staple crops in Zimbabwe peaked at 5.91 tonnes per hectare in 1986 and was at its lowest, 1.47 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 30th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 3.58 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.96 tonnes per hectare | 3.53 tonnes per hectare | 4.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.53 tonnes per hectare | 4.97 tonnes per hectare | 5.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.52 tonnes per hectare | 5.04 tonnes per hectare | 5.89 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 tonnes per hectare | 3 tonnes per hectare | 5.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 3.91 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9 tonnes per hectare | 4.63 tonnes per hectare | 5.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.57 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yields of key staple crops in Zimbabwe?
- Yields of key staple crops in Zimbabwe was 4.86 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yields of key staple crops recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.91 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- What is the lowest yields of key staple crops recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.47 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for yields of key staple crops?
- Zimbabwe ranks 30th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yields of key staple crops rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.5%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yields of key staple crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.