Forest land — Share in Land area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Forest land — Share in Land area was 35.72 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Zimbabwe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Zimbabwe stood at 35.72 %. That is the lowest value across all 35 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 land — share in land area in Zimbabwe peaked at 43.21 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 35.72 %, in 2024.
That places Zimbabwe 111th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.21 % | — |
| 1991 | 42.94 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 42.66 % | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 42.39 % | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 42.12 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 41.84 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 41.57 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 41.3 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 41.02 % | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 40.75 % | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 40.48 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 40.2 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 39.93 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 39.66 % | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 39.38 % | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 39.11 % | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 38.84 % | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 38.56 % | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 38.29 % | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 38.02 % | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 37.74 % | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 37.59 % | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 37.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 37.28 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 37.13 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.97 % | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 36.83 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 36.69 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 36.55 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 36.41 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.27 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 36.13 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 36 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 35.86 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 35.72 % | -0.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 35.72 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.45 %, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 35.72 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22 %, 1.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 | 36 % | 35.72 % | 36.27 % | 5 |
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 — share in land area in Zimbabwe?
- Forest land — share in land area in Zimbabwe was 35.72 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 43.21 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.72 % in 2024.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 111th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in 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 — 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.