Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
111th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe is 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Zimbabwe 111th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0027 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0032 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0038 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0079 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 63% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 85% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 108 Liechtenstein 0.0108 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 109 Switzerland 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 110 Costa Rica 0.0107 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0104 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 113 South Africa 0.0102 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 Uzbekistan 0.0101 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Zimbabwe was 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Zimbabwe ranks 111th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cropland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.