Zimbabwe: Cereal crop yield by hectar

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 Zimbabwe

Cereal yield, kg per hectar

 Latest value 744
 Year 2023
 Measure kg per hectar
 Data availability 1961 - 2023
 Average 1,049
 Min - Max 310 - 1,867
 Source FAO
The latest value from 2023 is 744 kg per hectar, a decline from 957 kg per hectar in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 3851 kg per hectar, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Zimbabwe from 1961 to 2023 is 1049 kg per hectar. The minimum value, 310 kg per hectar, was reached in 2008 while the maximum of 1867 kg per hectar was recorded in 1985. See the global rankings or world map for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Zimbabwe - Cereal crop yield by hectar - Recent values chart

Historical series
Zimbabwe - Cereal crop yield by hectar - historical chart - 1961-2023




Definition: Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.

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 Percent agricultural land 41.79 2023 percent
 Employment in agriculture 54.31 2025 percent
 GDP share of agriculture 8.69 2024 percent
 Agriculture value added 4.85 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Agricultural land 161,671 2023 sq. km.
 Crop production index 123.5 2022 index points
 Precipitation 657 2022 mm per year
 Arable land, percent of land area 10.4 2023 percent
 Cereal crop yield by hectar 744 2023 kg per hectar
 Food production index 121.7 2022 index points
 Fertilizer use 26.2 2023 kg per hectare of arable land
 Livestock production index 119.6 2022 index points
 Forest area, sq.km 173,063.7 2023 sq. km
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