Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
60th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zimbabwe 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0404 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0406 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0407 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0408 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0414 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0416 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0418 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0422 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0423 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0425 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0426 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0432 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0434 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0439 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0441 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0442 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0445 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0454 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0456 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0452 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0459 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0463 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0461 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0478 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0483 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0482 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0471 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0405 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.041 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.042 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0412 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0427 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0429 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0451 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0458 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0449 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0466 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0477 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 57 Senegal 0.0494 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Sri Lanka 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Tonga 0.0485 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 61 Poland 0.0476 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 62 Germany 0.0475 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 63 Australia 0.0473 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0.0481 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0486 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0401 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 60th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.