Cropland — Area per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.24 ha/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Area per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.24 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.33 ha/cap in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.24 ha/cap, in 2024.
That places Zimbabwe 75th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.25 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.26 ha/cap | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.26 ha/cap | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.26 ha/cap | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.27 ha/cap | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.28 ha/cap | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.29 ha/cap | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.3 ha/cap | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3 ha/cap | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.28 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3 ha/cap | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.27 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3 ha/cap | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3 ha/cap | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3 ha/cap | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.32 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.31 ha/cap | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.31 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.31 ha/cap | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.32 ha/cap | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.33 ha/cap | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.32 ha/cap | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.33 ha/cap | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.31 ha/cap | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.31 ha/cap | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.24 ha/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.17 ha/cap, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.24 ha/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2556 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.293 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.29 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.316 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.287 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.252 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Cropland — area per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.24 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.33 ha/cap in 2006.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 ha/cap in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 75th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.