Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation was 1.72 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Zimbabwe, 2011–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Zimbabwe is 1.72, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.9% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Zimbabwe peaked at 3.54 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.3, in 2023.
That places Zimbabwe 19th out of 118 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.64 | — |
| 2012 | 2.72 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.99 | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 2.12 | -29.2% |
| 2015 | 2.56 | +20.9% |
| 2016 | 2.02 | -21.2% |
| 2017 | 2.22 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 2.06 | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 3.54 | +71.5% |
| 2020 | 2.66 | -24.8% |
| 2021 | 2.66 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 2.11 | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3 | -38.7% |
| 2024 | 1.72 | +32.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.72 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3383, 5.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.72 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2372, 7.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.54 | 2.02 | 3.54 | 9 |
| 2020s | 2.09 | 1.3 | 2.66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 4,509 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0023 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Zimbabwe?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Zimbabwe was 1.72 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 in 2019.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation?
- Zimbabwe ranks 19th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation index US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.