Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 14.58 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
14.58 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
63rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
14.58 kilograms per year per capita
in 2023
All-time low
1.05 kilograms per year per capita
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
In 2023, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 14.58 kilograms per year per capita. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 14.58 kilograms per year per capita in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.05 kilograms per year per capita, in 1962.
Zimbabwe ranks 63rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.52 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 1.05 kilograms per year per capita | -31.1% |
| 1963 | 1.96 kilograms per year per capita | +87.1% |
| 1964 | 1.96 kilograms per year per capita | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.19 kilograms per year per capita | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 1.68 kilograms per year per capita | -23.5% |
| 1967 | 2.45 kilograms per year per capita | +46.3% |
| 1968 | 2.11 kilograms per year per capita | -14.1% |
| 1969 | 1.85 kilograms per year per capita | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 3.5 kilograms per year per capita | +89.2% |
| 1971 | 3.63 kilograms per year per capita | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 4.58 kilograms per year per capita | +26.1% |
| 1973 | 5.29 kilograms per year per capita | +15.7% |
| 1974 | 4.98 kilograms per year per capita | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 4.3 kilograms per year per capita | -13.7% |
| 1976 | 3.95 kilograms per year per capita | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 3.76 kilograms per year per capita | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 4.28 kilograms per year per capita | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 4.74 kilograms per year per capita | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 6.06 kilograms per year per capita | +27.8% |
| 1981 | 6.66 kilograms per year per capita | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 5.63 kilograms per year per capita | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 6.18 kilograms per year per capita | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 5.99 kilograms per year per capita | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 6.29 kilograms per year per capita | +5.1% |
| 1986 | 6.18 kilograms per year per capita | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 6.12 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 6.78 kilograms per year per capita | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 6.68 kilograms per year per capita | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 6.61 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 6.63 kilograms per year per capita | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 6.2 kilograms per year per capita | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 6.52 kilograms per year per capita | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 6.86 kilograms per year per capita | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 7.37 kilograms per year per capita | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 7.66 kilograms per year per capita | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 7.77 kilograms per year per capita | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 7.74 kilograms per year per capita | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 8.58 kilograms per year per capita | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 8.72 kilograms per year per capita | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 8.52 kilograms per year per capita | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 9.28 kilograms per year per capita | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 9.19 kilograms per year per capita | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 8.95 kilograms per year per capita | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 9.14 kilograms per year per capita | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 8.83 kilograms per year per capita | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 8.9 kilograms per year per capita | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 10.35 kilograms per year per capita | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 10.25 kilograms per year per capita | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.12 kilograms per year per capita | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 12.07 kilograms per year per capita | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 11.48 kilograms per year per capita | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 10.89 kilograms per year per capita | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 11.4 kilograms per year per capita | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 11.51 kilograms per year per capita | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 11.88 kilograms per year per capita | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 10.36 kilograms per year per capita | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 11.02 kilograms per year per capita | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 10.77 kilograms per year per capita | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 11.92 kilograms per year per capita | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 12.39 kilograms per year per capita | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 14.34 kilograms per year per capita | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 14.58 kilograms per year per capita | +1.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 14.58 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.62 kilograms per year per capita, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 14.58 kilograms per year per capita is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94 kilograms per year per capita, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +89.2% | 1.85 kilograms per year per capita | 3.5 kilograms per year per capita |
| 1963 | +87.1% | 1.05 kilograms per year per capita | 1.96 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.86 kilograms per year per capita | 1.05 kilograms per year per capita | 2.45 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.3 kilograms per year per capita | 3.5 kilograms per year per capita | 5.29 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.26 kilograms per year per capita | 5.63 kilograms per year per capita | 6.78 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.19 kilograms per year per capita | 6.2 kilograms per year per capita | 8.58 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.21 kilograms per year per capita | 8.52 kilograms per year per capita | 10.35 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.25 kilograms per year per capita | 10.36 kilograms per year per capita | 12.07 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.31 kilograms per year per capita | 11.92 kilograms per year per capita | 14.58 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 60 Lebanon 14.93 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 61 France 14.81 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 62 Panama 14.61 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 64 Micronesia (country) 14.24 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 65 Marshall Islands 13.95 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 66 Slovakia 13.91 kilograms per year per capita compare
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 25.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Zimbabwe was 14.58 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 14.58 kilograms per year per capita in 2023.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 kilograms per year per capita in 1962.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 63rd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.