Forest land — Area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Forest land — Area was 13,766 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Zimbabwe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Zimbabwe is 13,766 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Zimbabwe peaked at 16,715 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13,766 1000 ha, in 2025.
Zimbabwe ranks 47th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,240 1000 ha | 15,764 1000 ha | 16,715 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,182 1000 ha | 14,707 1000 ha | 15,658 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,338 1000 ha | 14,085 1000 ha | 14,601 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,898 1000 ha | 13,766 1000 ha | 14,031 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.36 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 218.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 391 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 14,523 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.25 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 47.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.63 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,020 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Zimbabwe?
- Forest land — area in Zimbabwe was 13,766 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 16,715 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,766 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for forest land — area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 47th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest 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.