Agriculture-driven deforestation in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Agriculture-driven deforestation was 2,532 hectares in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture-driven deforestation in Zimbabwe, 2001–2024
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2,532 hectares for agriculture-driven deforestation in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture-driven deforestation in Zimbabwe peaked at 12,410 hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,532 hectares, in 2024.
That places Zimbabwe 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,944 hectares | 3,619 hectares | 12,410 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,309 hectares | 3,150 hectares | 10,325 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,648 hectares | 2,532 hectares | 5,738 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 58 Gabon 2,999 hectares compare
- 59 South Sudan 2,790 hectares compare
- 60 Bangladesh 2,593 hectares compare
- 62 French Guiana 2,155 hectares compare
- 63 Russia 2,050 hectares compare
- 64 Burundi 1,934 hectares compare
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 agriculture-driven deforestation in Zimbabwe?
- Agriculture-driven deforestation in Zimbabwe was 2,532 hectares in 2024, according to Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12,410 hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest agriculture-driven deforestation recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,532 hectares in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for agriculture-driven deforestation?
- Zimbabwe ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture-driven deforestation rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.