Sugar cane production in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sugar cane production was 6.62 million tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar cane production in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, sugar cane production in Zimbabwe stood at 6.62 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane production in Zimbabwe peaked at 6.62 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 335,384 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Zimbabwe 26th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.22 million tonnes | 335,384 tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.23 million tonnes | 1.62 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.44 million tonnes | 2.53 million tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.31 million tonnes | 538,000 tonnes | 4.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.62 million tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 4.63 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | 5.56 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.19 million tonnes | 5.86 million tonnes | 6.62 million tonnes | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar cane production in Zimbabwe?
- Sugar cane production in Zimbabwe was 6.62 million tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sugar cane production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.62 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest sugar cane production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 335,384 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sugar cane production?
- Zimbabwe ranks 26th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane production rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sugar cane production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sugar cane production is measured in tonnes.