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 53rd of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,715 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 16,610 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 16,504 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 16,398 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 16,292 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 16,187 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 16,081 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 15,975 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 15,870 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 15,764 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 15,658 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 15,552 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 15,447 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 15,341 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 15,235 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 15,130 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 15,024 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14,918 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 14,812 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14,707 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 14,601 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 14,541 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 14,482 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 14,422 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 14,362 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 14,303 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 14,248 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 14,194 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 14,140 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 14,085 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 14,031 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 13,978 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 13,925 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 13,872 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 13,819 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 13,766 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 13,766 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,483 1000 ha, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 13,766 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 3.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (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 53rd out of 249 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.