Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.8285 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.8285
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
28th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.79
in 1992
All-time low
0.816
in 1969
Years of data
61
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Zimbabwe stood at 0.8285.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.79 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.816, in 1969.
Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9462 | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 1.13 | +19.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9375 | -17.3% |
| 1965 | 1.06 | +13.3% |
| 1966 | 0.9387 | -11.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8987 | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 1.21 | +35.1% |
| 1969 | 0.816 | -32.8% |
| 1970 | 1.13 | +38.7% |
| 1971 | 0.9122 | -19.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8659 | -5.1% |
| 1973 | 1.28 | +47.3% |
| 1974 | 0.893 | -30.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9916 | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9365 | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 1.07 | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 1.19 | +10.5% |
| 1980 | 1.11 | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 0.9924 | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 1.19 | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 1.58 | +33.2% |
| 1984 | 1.34 | -15.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9935 | -25.8% |
| 1986 | 1.07 | +8.1% |
| 1987 | 1.3 | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 0.9906 | -24.1% |
| 1989 | 1.17 | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 1.27 | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 1.21 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 1.79 | +48.6% |
| 1993 | 1.15 | -35.6% |
| 1994 | 1.18 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.54 | +30.9% |
| 1996 | 1.22 | -21.1% |
| 1997 | 1.23 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.29 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 1.27 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.27 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.21 | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1.67 | +37.4% |
| 2003 | 1.54 | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.21 | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 1.6 | +32.0% |
| 2006 | 1.54 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.42 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 1.45 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.49 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.31 | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 1.29 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.24 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.35 | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.33 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9563 | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8277 | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8427 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8877 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8285 | -6.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.8285 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 2.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.8285 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9942 | 0.816 | 1.21 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 | 0.8659 | 1.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 | 0.9906 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 | 1.15 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.43 | 1.21 | 1.67 | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.26 | 0.9563 | 1.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8467 | 0.8277 | 0.8877 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Zimbabwe?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Zimbabwe was 0.8285 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 in 1992.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.816 in 1969.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Zimbabwe ranks 28th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. 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); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).