Germany vs Zimbabwe: Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Germany
47.42 %
in 2024
Zimbabwe
48.06 %
in 2024
Germany rank
69th
Zimbabwe rank
68th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Germany
  • Zimbabwe
0204060196119922024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 48.06 % against 47.42 % in Germany, a difference of 0.64 %.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 69th and Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1960s 55.58 % 40.53 % 15.05 % Germany
1970s 53.89 % 42.03 % 11.86 % Germany
1980s 52.34 % 44.01 % 8.33 % Germany
1990s 49.59 % 45.77 % 3.82 % Germany
2000s 48.69 % 47.69 % 0.996 % Germany
2010s 47.82 % 48.12 % 0.302 % Zimbabwe
2020s 47.48 % 48.07 % 0.59 % Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Germany or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 48.06 % against 47.42 % in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Germany and Zimbabwe?
0.64 %, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Zimbabwe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Germany and Zimbabwe rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Germany ranks 69th and Zimbabwe ranks 68th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.