Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate was -22.26 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe is -22.26 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.6% on the previous year and down 469.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe peaked at 264.48 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, -69.15 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places Zimbabwe 176th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -17.73 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -69.15 % change on previous year | +290.0% |
| 1993 | 264.48 % change on previous year | -482.4% |
| 1994 | -24.47 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 1995 | -51.68 % change on previous year | +111.2% |
| 1996 | 129.61 % change on previous year | -350.8% |
| 1997 | -16.25 % change on previous year | -112.5% |
| 1998 | -3.57 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1999 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -244.5% |
| 2000 | 8.47 % change on previous year | +64.2% |
| 2001 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -65.0% |
| 2002 | -54.85 % change on previous year | -1948.6% |
| 2003 | 47.52 % change on previous year | -186.7% |
| 2004 | 51.63 % change on previous year | +8.6% |
| 2005 | -45.78 % change on previous year | -188.7% |
| 2006 | 42.89 % change on previous year | -193.7% |
| 2007 | -13.65 % change on previous year | -131.8% |
| 2008 | -61.61 % change on previous year | +351.4% |
| 2009 | 46.08 % change on previous year | -174.8% |
| 2010 | 62.11 % change on previous year | +34.8% |
| 2011 | -19.91 % change on previous year | -132.1% |
| 2012 | 18.44 % change on previous year | -192.6% |
| 2013 | -3.91 % change on previous year | -121.2% |
| 2014 | 24.37 % change on previous year | -723.3% |
| 2015 | -32.94 % change on previous year | -235.2% |
| 2016 | -21.96 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 2017 | 176.56 % change on previous year | -904.2% |
| 2018 | 4.23 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 2019 | -40.23 % change on previous year | -1051.1% |
| 2020 | 53.34 % change on previous year | -232.6% |
| 2021 | 34.46 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 2022 | -38.08 % change on previous year | -210.5% |
| 2023 | -22.26 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -22.26 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7269 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -22.26 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0063 % change on previous year, 3533.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -1948.6% | 2.97 % change on previous year | -54.85 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.04 % change on previous year | -69.15 % change on previous year | 264.48 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.37 % change on previous year | -61.61 % change on previous year | 51.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.68 % change on previous year | -40.23 % change on previous year | 176.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.86 % change on previous year | -38.08 % change on previous year | 53.34 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 173 Estonia -19.29 % change on previous year compare
- 174 Bosnia and Herzegovina -20.01 % change on previous year compare
- 175 South Africa -20.01 % change on previous year compare
- 177 Eswatini -23.13 % change on previous year compare
- 178 Sierra Leone -25.13 % change on previous year compare
- 179 Sweden -27.03 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Zimbabwe
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 743.9 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 14.89 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 14.9% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 16.3 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe?
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Zimbabwe was -22.26 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 264.48 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -69.15 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 176th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 469.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.