Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 21.88 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Zimbabwe is 21.88 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Zimbabwe peaked at 22.8 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.42 %, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 200th of 252 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.42 % | — |
| 1962 | 6.64 % | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 7.03 % | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 7.24 % | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 7.5 % | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 7.38 % | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 7.78 % | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 7.89 % | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 8.41 % | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 8.78 % | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 9.26 % | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 9.85 % | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 10.17 % | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 10.68 % | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 10.99 % | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 11.24 % | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 11.72 % | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 11.84 % | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 12.07 % | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 12.48 % | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 13.13 % | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 13.57 % | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 14.49 % | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 14.79 % | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 15.06 % | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 15.64 % | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 15.16 % | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 15.62 % | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 16.78 % | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 17.33 % | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 17.6 % | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 16.37 % | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 16.85 % | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 18.13 % | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 18.02 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 18.87 % | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 18.55 % | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 18.46 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 19.46 % | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 20.55 % | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 20.11 % | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 20.33 % | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 20.35 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 20.99 % | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 21.41 % | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 22.23 % | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 21.8 % | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 22.8 % | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 22.18 % | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 21.75 % | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 22.59 % | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 21.97 % | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 21.96 % | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 21.95 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.94 % | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.94 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.93 % | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.92 % | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 21.91 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.89 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 21.88 % | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.88 % | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 21.88 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.38 %, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 21.88 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.53 %, 54% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.37 % | 6.42 % | 8.41 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.66 % | 8.78 % | 12.07 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.67 % | 12.48 % | 16.78 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.96 % | 16.37 % | 19.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.27 % | 20.11 % | 22.8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.99 % | 21.75 % | 22.59 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9 % | 21.88 % | 21.92 % | 5 |
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 cropland — share in agricultural land in Zimbabwe?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Zimbabwe was 21.88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.42 % in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Zimbabwe ranks 200th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.