Arable land — Area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Arable land — Area was 4,020 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Zimbabwe stood at 4,020 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Zimbabwe peaked at 4,250 1000 ha in 2008 and was at its lowest, 980.14 1000 ha, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 231 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 | 1,137 1000 ha | 980.14 1000 ha | 1,314 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,708 1000 ha | 1,377 1000 ha | 1,963 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,462 1000 ha | 2,039 1000 ha | 2,883 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,133 1000 ha | 2,800 1000 ha | 3,455 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,875 1000 ha | 3,600 1000 ha | 4,250 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,054 1000 ha | 4,000 1000 ha | 4,200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,024 1000 ha | 4,020 1000 ha | 4,029 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.24 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Zimbabwe?
- Arable land — area in Zimbabwe was 4,020 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 4,250 1000 ha in 2008.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 980.14 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for arable land — area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 66th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Arable 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.