All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 55.63 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
55.63 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
104th
of 163 countries
All-time high
96.92 kg per square kilometre
in 1985
All-time low
26.79 kg per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023

All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe is 55.63 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 3.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 96.92 kg per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 26.79 kg per square kilometre, in 1992.

Zimbabwe ranks 104th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961 to 2023.
Year kg per square kilometre Change
1961 40.78 kg per square kilometre
1962 39.71 kg per square kilometre -2.6%
1963 34.72 kg per square kilometre -12.6%
1964 34.63 kg per square kilometre -0.3%
1965 36.55 kg per square kilometre +5.5%
1966 39.53 kg per square kilometre +8.1%
1967 56.34 kg per square kilometre +42.5%
1968 39.07 kg per square kilometre -30.7%
1969 62.36 kg per square kilometre +59.6%
1970 48.67 kg per square kilometre -21.9%
1971 66.67 kg per square kilometre +37.0%
1972 75 kg per square kilometre +12.5%
1973 43.37 kg per square kilometre -42.2%
1974 73.51 kg per square kilometre +69.5%
1975 65.96 kg per square kilometre -10.3%
1976 69.97 kg per square kilometre +6.1%
1977 60.03 kg per square kilometre -14.2%
1978 64.43 kg per square kilometre +7.3%
1979 49.44 kg per square kilometre -23.3%
1980 64.29 kg per square kilometre +30.0%
1981 92.72 kg per square kilometre +44.2%
1982 73.56 kg per square kilometre -20.7%
1983 53.95 kg per square kilometre -26.7%
1984 55.15 kg per square kilometre +2.2%
1985 96.92 kg per square kilometre +75.8%
1986 88.9 kg per square kilometre -8.3%
1987 57.76 kg per square kilometre -35.0%
1988 92.63 kg per square kilometre +60.4%
1989 78.97 kg per square kilometre -14.8%
1990 78.03 kg per square kilometre -1.2%
1991 66.74 kg per square kilometre -14.5%
1992 26.79 kg per square kilometre -59.9%
1993 78.18 kg per square kilometre +191.8%
1994 84.39 kg per square kilometre +7.9%
1995 46.74 kg per square kilometre -44.6%
1996 79.24 kg per square kilometre +69.5%
1997 67.18 kg per square kilometre -15.2%
1998 55.66 kg per square kilometre -17.1%
1999 67.66 kg per square kilometre +21.6%
2000 65.51 kg per square kilometre -3.2%
2001 61.69 kg per square kilometre -5.8%
2002 40.73 kg per square kilometre -34.0%
2003 50.27 kg per square kilometre +23.4%
2004 93.11 kg per square kilometre +85.2%
2005 66.77 kg per square kilometre -28.3%
2006 88.59 kg per square kilometre +32.7%
2007 76.24 kg per square kilometre -13.9%
2008 48.56 kg per square kilometre -36.3%
2009 47.08 kg per square kilometre -3.0%
2010 56.36 kg per square kilometre +19.7%
2011 52.1 kg per square kilometre -7.6%
2012 53.72 kg per square kilometre +3.1%
2013 50.25 kg per square kilometre -6.4%
2014 49.27 kg per square kilometre -2.0%
2015 38.33 kg per square kilometre -22.2%
2016 37.61 kg per square kilometre -1.9%
2017 57.19 kg per square kilometre +52.1%
2018 57.84 kg per square kilometre +1.1%
2019 42.7 kg per square kilometre -26.2%
2020 59.04 kg per square kilometre +38.3%
2021 65.95 kg per square kilometre +11.7%
2022 57.9 kg per square kilometre -12.2%
2023 55.63 kg per square kilometre -3.9%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 55.63 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 121.55 kg per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 55.63 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91.23 kg per square kilometre, 61% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where All Crops — Crop residues (N content), 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.

YearChange FromTo
1993 +191.8% 26.79 kg per square kilometre 78.18 kg per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 42.63 kg per square kilometre 34.63 kg per square kilometre 62.36 kg per square kilometre 9
1970s 61.7 kg per square kilometre 43.37 kg per square kilometre 75 kg per square kilometre 10
1980s 75.48 kg per square kilometre 53.95 kg per square kilometre 96.92 kg per square kilometre 10
1990s 65.06 kg per square kilometre 26.79 kg per square kilometre 84.39 kg per square kilometre 10
2000s 63.85 kg per square kilometre 40.73 kg per square kilometre 93.11 kg per square kilometre 10
2010s 49.54 kg per square kilometre 37.61 kg per square kilometre 57.84 kg per square kilometre 10
2020s 59.63 kg per square kilometre 55.63 kg per square kilometre 65.95 kg per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 101 Mozambique 68.6 kg per square kilometre compare
  2. 102 Eswatini 62.23 kg per square kilometre compare
  3. 103 Colombia 55.78 kg per square kilometre compare
  4. 105 Tunisia 54.97 kg per square kilometre compare
  5. 106 Sudan 53.97 kg per square kilometre compare
  6. 107 Peru 52.42 kg per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
All crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 55.63 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 96.92 kg per square kilometre in 1985.
What is the lowest all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 26.79 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
How does Zimbabwe rank for all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
Zimbabwe ranks 104th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
Is all crops — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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All Crops — Crop residues (N content) 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.

All Crops — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
All Crops — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre
Unit
kg per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 9,310 data points, 1961–2023
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All Crops — Crop residues (N content) 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.