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 104th out of 231 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.
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 |
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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 — 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 104th out of 231 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.