Annual change forest area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Annual change forest area was -53,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-53,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
208th
of 235 countries
All-time high
-53,000
in 2021
All-time low
-105,719
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Zimbabwe, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Zimbabwe stood at -53,000. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Zimbabwe peaked at -53,000 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -105,719, in 1991.
Zimbabwe ranks 208th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -105,719 | — |
| 1992 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -105,719 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -59,666 | -43.6% |
| 2012 | -59,666 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -59,666 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -59,666 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -59,666 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -54,332 | -8.9% |
| 2017 | -54,332 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -54,332 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -54,332 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -54,332 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -53,000 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | -53,000 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -53,000 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -53,000 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -53,000 | -0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -53,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848, 62.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -53,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 7.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -105,719 | -105,719 | -105,719 | 9 |
| 2000s | -105,719 | -105,719 | -105,719 | 10 |
| 2010s | -62,138 | -105,719 | -54,332 | 10 |
| 2020s | -53,222 | -54,332 | -53,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.7138 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 31.28 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Zimbabwe?
- Annual change forest area in Zimbabwe was -53,000 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was -53,000 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -105,719 in 1991.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for annual change forest area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 208th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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