Cropland — Share in Land area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cropland — Share in Land area was 10.51 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 10.51 % for cropland — share in land area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Zimbabwe peaked at 11.09 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.57 %, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 157th of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Land area in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.57 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.67 % | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 2.84 % | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 2.93 % | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 3.04 % | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 2.99 % | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.17 % | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 3.22 % | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 3.45 % | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 3.61 % | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 3.83 % | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 4.1 % | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 4.25 % | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 4.49 % | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 4.64 % | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 4.75 % | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 4.98 % | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 5.04 % | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 5.16 % | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 5.35 % | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 5.68 % | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 5.9 % | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 6.36 % | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 6.52 % | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 6.66 % | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 6.96 % | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 6.71 % | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 6.95 % | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 7.57 % | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 7.87 % | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 8.02 % | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 7.35 % | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 7.61 % | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 8.31 % | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 8.25 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 8.73 % | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 8.55 % | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 8.5 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 9.07 % | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 9.71 % | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 9.45 % | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.58 % | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 9.59 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.97 % | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 10.22 % | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 10.73 % | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 10.47 % | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 11.09 % | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 10.7 % | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 10.43 % | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 10.95 % | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 10.57 % | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 10.57 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.56 % | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.55 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 10.55 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.54 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.54 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.53 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.52 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.51 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 10.51 % | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 10.51 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 %, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 10.51 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.37 %, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.99 % | 2.57 % | 3.45 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.49 % | 3.61 % | 5.16 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.47 % | 5.35 % | 7.57 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.23 % | 7.35 % | 9.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.15 % | 9.45 % | 11.09 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.58 % | 10.43 % | 10.95 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.52 % | 10.51 % | 10.54 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 154 Liechtenstein 10.81 % compare
- 155 Costa Rica 10.77 % compare
- 156 Switzerland 10.73 % compare
- 158 USSR 10.44 % compare
- 159 Trinidad and Tobago 10.4 % compare
- 160 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 10.27 % compare
- 160 Ethiopia PDR 10.27 % 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 cropland — share in land area in Zimbabwe?
- Cropland — share in land area in Zimbabwe was 10.51 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 11.09 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 % in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 157th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.