Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.5145 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.5145 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.3% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.88 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.5145 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Zimbabwe 56th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.84 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.48 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1963 | 2.04 kg per person | -17.6% |
| 1964 | 1.97 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1965 | 2.09 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 2.18 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1967 | 3.14 kg per person | +43.8% |
| 1968 | 2.12 kg per person | -32.6% |
| 1969 | 3.06 kg per person | +44.4% |
| 1970 | 2.28 kg per person | -25.4% |
| 1971 | 3.34 kg per person | +46.3% |
| 1972 | 3.88 kg per person | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 1.83 kg per person | -52.9% |
| 1974 | 3.39 kg per person | +85.7% |
| 1975 | 2.85 kg per person | -16.1% |
| 1976 | 2.86 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.43 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1978 | 2.48 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.79 kg per person | -28.0% |
| 1980 | 2.28 kg per person | +27.3% |
| 1981 | 3.58 kg per person | +57.5% |
| 1982 | 2.5 kg per person | -30.3% |
| 1983 | 1.53 kg per person | -38.6% |
| 1984 | 1.69 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1985 | 3.06 kg per person | +81.0% |
| 1986 | 2.73 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 1.47 kg per person | -46.2% |
| 1988 | 2.39 kg per person | +62.8% |
| 1989 | 2.03 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1990 | 1.93 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 1.58 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6002 kg per person | -62.1% |
| 1993 | 1.9 kg per person | +216.8% |
| 1994 | 2.12 kg per person | +11.6% |
| 1995 | 1.17 kg per person | -44.7% |
| 1996 | 1.93 kg per person | +64.6% |
| 1997 | 1.54 kg per person | -20.3% |
| 1998 | 1.2 kg per person | -22.1% |
| 1999 | 1.55 kg per person | +28.9% |
| 2000 | 1.5 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.39 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8375 kg per person | -39.7% |
| 2003 | 1.11 kg per person | +32.8% |
| 2004 | 2.04 kg per person | +83.5% |
| 2005 | 1.44 kg per person | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 1.86 kg per person | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 1.45 kg per person | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 0.85 kg per person | -41.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8822 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.1 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 1.03 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1.01 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.88 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8234 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.658 kg per person | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5979 kg per person | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.08 kg per person | +81.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6522 kg per person | -40.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8545 kg per person | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9495 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7601 kg per person | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5145 kg per person | -32.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.5145 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4472 kg per person, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.5145 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4616 kg per person, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita 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 | +216.8% | 0.6002 kg per person | 1.9 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.43 kg per person | 1.97 kg per person | 3.14 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.71 kg per person | 1.79 kg per person | 3.88 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 kg per person | 1.47 kg per person | 3.58 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 kg per person | 0.6002 kg per person | 2.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 kg per person | 0.8375 kg per person | 2.04 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8938 kg per person | 0.5979 kg per person | 1.1 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7696 kg per person | 0.5145 kg per person | 0.9495 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.5145 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.88 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5145 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 56th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.