Cereals excluding rice — Production in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Cereals excluding rice — Production was 1.17 million t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.17 million t
Change on year
down 20.1%
World rank
91st
of 174 countries
All-time high
3.42 million t
in 1985
All-time low
480,269 t
in 1992
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 1.17 million t for cereals excluding rice — production in 2023.

That represents a change of down 20.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — production in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.42 million t in 1985 and was at its lowest, 480,269 t, in 1992.

Zimbabwe ranks 91st of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Cereals excluding rice — Production in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Production in Zimbabwe, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 1.27 million t —
1962 1.22 million t -3.3%
1963 1.03 million t -16.0%
1964 1.03 million t -0.2%
1965 1.13 million t +10.3%
1966 1.21 million t +6.9%
1967 1.90 million t +56.8%
1968 1.24 million t -34.6%
1969 1.93 million t +55.5%
1970 1.43 million t -25.7%
1971 2.27 million t +58.3%
1972 2.70 million t +19.0%
1973 1.29 million t -52.1%
1974 2.53 million t +95.5%
1975 2.20 million t -13.2%
1976 2.33 million t +5.9%
1977 2.05 million t -11.9%
1978 2.12 million t +3.6%
1979 1.52 million t -28.6%
1980 1.99 million t +31.1%
1981 3.31 million t +66.6%
1982 2.20 million t -33.5%
1983 1.20 million t -45.6%
1984 1.42 million t +18.1%
1985 3.42 million t +141.3%
1986 3.10 million t -9.4%
1987 1.50 million t -51.4%
1988 3.08 million t +104.7%
1989 2.55 million t -17.1%
1990 2.56 million t +0.3%
1991 2.07 million t -19.2%
1992 480,269 t -76.8%
1993 2.56 million t +434.1%
1994 2.56 million t -0.1%
1995 1.03 million t -59.9%
1996 2.52 million t +145.2%
1997 1.97 million t -22.0%
1998 1.56 million t -20.8%
1999 1.98 million t +27.5%
2000 1.96 million t -1.2%
2001 1.85 million t -5.6%
2002 852,685 t -53.9%
2003 1.35 million t +58.9%
2004 2.87 million t +111.9%
2005 1.61 million t -44.0%
2006 2.48 million t +54.5%
2007 1.85 million t -25.4%
2008 689,700 t -62.8%
2009 870,908 t +26.3%
2010 1.39 million t +59.1%
2011 1.17 million t -15.6%
2012 1.28 million t +9.5%
2013 1.15 million t -10.3%
2014 1.23 million t +6.8%
2015 796,584 t -35.1%
2016 673,157 t -15.5%
2017 1.74 million t +159.2%
2018 1.78 million t +1.8%
2019 1.02 million t -42.5%
2020 1.66 million t +62.2%
2021 2.04 million t +22.9%
2022 1.46 million t -28.5%
2023 1.17 million t -20.1%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 1.17 million t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.27 million t, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 1.17 million t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.17 million t, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cereals excluding rice — Production 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 +434.1% 480,269 t 2.56 million t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.33 million t 1.03 million t 1.93 million t 9
1970s 2.04 million t 1.29 million t 2.70 million t 10
1980s 2.38 million t 1.20 million t 3.42 million t 10
1990s 1.93 million t 480,269 t 2.56 million t 10
2000s 1.64 million t 689,700 t 2.87 million t 10
2010s 1.22 million t 673,157 t 1.78 million t 10
2020s 1.58 million t 1.17 million t 2.04 million t 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 88 Guinea 1.27 million t compare
  2. 89 Tajikistan 1.23 million t compare
  3. 90 Estonia 1.17 million t compare
  4. 92 Saudi Arabia 1.12 million t compare
  5. 93 South Sudan 1.05 million t compare
  6. 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.04 million t compare

See the full ranking of 222 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — production in Zimbabwe?
Cereals excluding rice — production in Zimbabwe was 1.17 million t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 3.42 million t in 1985.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 480,269 t in 1992.
How does Zimbabwe rank for cereals excluding rice — production?
Zimbabwe ranks 91st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — production rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cereals excluding rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
222 places, 12,527 data points, 1961–2023
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