Change forest area share total in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Change forest area share total was -0.385 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest area share total in Zimbabwe, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Zimbabwe is -0.385, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Zimbabwe peaked at -0.3792 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.7241, in 2010.
Zimbabwe ranks 191st of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.6365 | — |
| 1992 | -0.6406 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | -0.6447 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.6489 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | -0.6531 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | -0.6574 | +0.7% |
| 1997 | -0.6618 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | -0.6662 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | -0.6706 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | -0.6752 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | -0.6798 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | -0.6844 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | -0.6891 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | -0.6939 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | -0.6988 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | -0.7037 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | -0.7087 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -0.7137 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.7188 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | -0.7241 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | -0.4103 | -43.3% |
| 2012 | -0.412 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | -0.4137 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | -0.4154 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | -0.4172 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -0.3813 | -8.6% |
| 2017 | -0.3828 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | -0.3843 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | -0.3857 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | -0.3872 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | -0.3792 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | -0.3806 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | -0.3821 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | -0.3835 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | -0.385 | +0.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -0.385 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 13.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -0.385 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +43.3% | -0.7241 | -0.4103 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6533 | -0.6706 | -0.6365 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.6966 | -0.7188 | -0.6752 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4327 | -0.7241 | -0.3813 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3829 | -0.3872 | -0.3792 | 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 change forest area share total in Zimbabwe?
- Change forest area share total in Zimbabwe was -0.385 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3792 in 2021.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7241 in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for change forest area share total?
- Zimbabwe ranks 191st out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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