Rice production in Zimbabwe

Rice production in Zimbabwe was 74 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 86.4% from 2023. That is the 114th highest of 135 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes74

Change on 2023-86.4%

Rank114th of 135Countries ranked

Series high4,7261970

Series low742024

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Rice production in Zimbabwe, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	74
2023	539
2022	539
2021	2,908
2020	192
2019	1,134
2018	1,363 Estimated
2017	1,327 Estimated
2016	1,296 Estimated
2015	1,418
2014	1,286 Estimated
2013	1,183 Estimated
2012	1,074
2011	1,051 Estimated
2010	993 Estimated
2009	939 Estimated
2008	887 Estimated
2007	837 Estimated
2006	787 Estimated
2005	738 Estimated
2004	699 Estimated
2003	640 Estimated
2002	523 Estimated
2001	503 Estimated
2000	483 Estimated
1999	463 Estimated
1998	400
1997	435 Estimated
1996	430 Estimated
1995	400 Estimated
1994	458 Estimated
1993	500 Estimated
1992	400 Estimated
1991	450 Estimated
1990	468
1989	545
1988	520
1987	595
1986	291
1985	143
1984	719
1983	122
1982	97
1981	374
1980	350 Estimated
1979	350 Estimated
1978	333
1977	216
1976	257
1975	419
1974	600 Estimated
1973	800 Estimated
1972	1,900 Estimated
1971	3,000 Estimated
1970	4,726
1969	4,000 Estimated
1968	3,500 Estimated
1967	3,000 Estimated
1966	2,600 Estimated
1965	2,600 Estimated
1964	2,600 Estimated
1963	2,540
1962	1,000 Estimated
1961	1,000 Estimated

Zimbabwe compared with nearby places

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Rice production, 2024, tonnes. Zimbabwe is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by rice production 142 places
EU countries by rice production 26 places

Definition

Quantity of rice as paddy, the unhusked grain as harvested produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Paddy weight. Milled rice, the measure some other sources use, weighs about two thirds as much. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510) (Rice production, Zimbabwe, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Zimbabwe, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/zimbabwe. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Rice production, Zimbabwe, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/zimbabwe.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510), Rice production, Zimbabwe, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/zimbabwe (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_rice_production_zimbabwe_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510): Rice production, Zimbabwe, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/rice-production/zimbabwe. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Rice, production, t (item 27, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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