Arable land use per person in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Arable land use per person was 0.246 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land use per person in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land use per person in Zimbabwe stood at 0.246 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.328 hectares per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.246 hectares per person, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 39th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2542 hectares per person | 0.2475 hectares per person | 0.2599 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.285 hectares per person | 0.2639 hectares per person | 0.2953 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2891 hectares per person | 0.2751 hectares per person | 0.2992 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2852 hectares per person | 0.2616 hectares per person | 0.2979 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3109 hectares per person | 0.2984 hectares per person | 0.328 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2839 hectares per person | 0.2641 hectares per person | 0.3089 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2527 hectares per person | 0.246 hectares per person | 0.2595 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 30.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9067 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0156 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Zimbabwe?
- Arable land use per person in Zimbabwe was 0.246 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.328 hectares per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.246 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for arable land use per person?
- Zimbabwe ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.