Commodity driven deforestation in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Commodity driven deforestation was 2,532 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Commodity driven deforestation in Zimbabwe, 2001–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 2,532 for commodity 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, commodity driven deforestation in Zimbabwe peaked at 12,410 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,532, 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.
Commodity driven deforestation in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,581 | — |
| 2002 | 5,077 | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 3,619 | -28.7% |
| 2004 | 4,134 | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 7,714 | +86.6% |
| 2006 | 6,328 | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 5,745 | -9.2% |
| 2008 | 3,889 | -32.3% |
| 2009 | 12,410 | +219.1% |
| 2010 | 5,013 | -59.6% |
| 2011 | 4,649 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 7,678 | +65.2% |
| 2013 | 3,862 | -49.7% |
| 2014 | 4,452 | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 4,582 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 4,785 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 10,325 | +115.8% |
| 2018 | 3,150 | -69.5% |
| 2019 | 4,595 | +45.9% |
| 2020 | 3,068 | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 5,738 | +87.0% |
| 2022 | 3,698 | -35.5% |
| 2023 | 3,202 | -13.4% |
| 2024 | 2,532 | -20.9% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 2,532 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,953, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 2,532 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,723, 68% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commodity driven deforestation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +219.1% | 3,889 | 12,410 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,944 | 3,619 | 12,410 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5,309 | 3,150 | 10,325 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,648 | 2,532 | 5,738 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 58 Gabon 2,999 compare
- 59 South Sudan 2,790 compare
- 60 Bangladesh 2,593 compare
- 62 French Guiana 2,155 compare
- 63 Russia 2,050 compare
- 64 Burundi 1,934 compare
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 commodity driven deforestation in Zimbabwe?
- Commodity driven deforestation in Zimbabwe was 2,532 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12,410 in 2009.
- What is the lowest commodity driven deforestation recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,532 in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for commodity driven deforestation?
- Zimbabwe ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commodity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Commodity driven deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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