Grassland — Area from MODIS in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 32,253 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Zimbabwe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Zimbabwe stood at 32,253 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Zimbabwe peaked at 32,253 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23,186 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Zimbabwe 23rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23,186 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 27,624 1000 ha | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 28,256 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 28,605 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 29,457 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 29,360 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 29,628 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 29,754 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 29,253 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 28,927 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 28,615 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 29,243 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 29,466 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 29,220 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 29,418 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 29,632 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 29,449 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 29,105 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 29,608 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 30,554 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 31,087 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 31,582 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 31,922 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 32,253 1000 ha | +1.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 32,253 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,142 1000 ha, 10.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 32,253 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,642 1000 ha, 6.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,347 1000 ha | 23,186 1000 ha | 29,754 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 29,268 1000 ha | 28,615 1000 ha | 29,632 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,480 1000 ha | 30,554 1000 ha | 32,253 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 20 Madagascar 40,125 1000 ha compare
- 21 Nigeria 34,738 1000 ha compare
- 22 Peru 33,248 1000 ha compare
- 24 Botswana 30,529 1000 ha compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 4,463 1000 ha compare
- 25 Somalia 25,963 1000 ha compare
- 25 Caribbean 1,576 1000 ha compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 25,374 1000 ha compare
- 26 Cabo Verde 269.6 1000 ha compare
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 grassland — area from modis in Zimbabwe?
- Grassland — area from modis in Zimbabwe was 32,253 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 32,253 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,186 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Zimbabwe ranks 23rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.