Agriculture area certified organic — Area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Agriculture area certified organic — Area was 0.33 1000 ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agriculture area certified organic — Area in Zimbabwe, 2009–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.33 1000 ha for agriculture area certified organic — area in 2023.
The figure is down 67.6% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture area certified organic — area in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.2 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1 1000 ha, in 2009.
Zimbabwe ranks 145th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Agriculture area certified organic — Area in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.1 1000 ha | — |
| 2010 | 0.9 1000 ha | +800.0% |
| 2011 | 0.38 1000 ha | -57.8% |
| 2012 | 0.44 1000 ha | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2 1000 ha | +172.7% |
| 2017 | 0.98 1000 ha | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 0.42 1000 ha | -57.1% |
| 2019 | 0.85 1000 ha | +102.4% |
| 2020 | 1.04 1000 ha | +22.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.33 1000 ha | -67.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.33 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.06 1000 ha, 3% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.33 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.5 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 0.1 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7386 1000 ha | 0.38 1000 ha | 1.2 1000 ha | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8525 1000 ha | 0.33 1000 ha | 1.04 1000 ha | 4 |
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture area certified organic — area in Zimbabwe?
- Agriculture area certified organic — area in Zimbabwe was 0.33 1000 ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agriculture area certified organic — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest agriculture area certified organic — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for agriculture area certified organic — area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 145th out of 166 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture area certified organic — area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 Agriculture area certified organic — 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.