Forest area as share of land area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Forest area as share of land area was 35.58 in 2025. βΌ Falling
Forest area as share of land area in Zimbabwe, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 35.58 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Zimbabwe peaked at 43.21 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35.58, in 2025.
Zimbabwe ranks 95th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.98 | 40.75 | 43.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.25 | 38.02 | 40.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.06 | 36.41 | 37.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.93 | 35.58 | 36.27 | 6 |
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More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 70,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 70,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 4,587 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 1,177 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 3,912 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 5,939 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 51,126 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Zimbabwe?
- Forest area as share of land area in Zimbabwe was 35.58 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 43.21 in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.58 in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 95th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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