Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 48.06 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, agricultural land — share in land area in Zimbabwe stood at 48.06 %.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Zimbabwe peaked at 48.63 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 40.12 %, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.53 % | 40.12 % | 40.99 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.03 % | 41.16 % | 42.7 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.01 % | 42.9 % | 45.11 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.77 % | 44.89 % | 46.61 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.69 % | 46.99 % | 48.63 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.12 % | 47.98 % | 48.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.07 % | 48.06 % | 48.08 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.36 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 218.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 391 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 14,523 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.25 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 47.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.63 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,020 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Zimbabwe?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Zimbabwe was 48.06 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 48.63 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.12 % in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 74th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.