Grazing land use over the long term in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Grazing land use over the long term was 12.10 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12.10 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 202 countries
All-time high
12.10 million
in 2004
All-time low
966,268
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Zimbabwe, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, grazing land use over the long term in Zimbabwe stood at 12.10 million. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Zimbabwe peaked at 12.10 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 966,268, in 1000.
That places Zimbabwe 44th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long term in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 966,268 | — |
| 1100 | 966,268 | +0.0% |
| 1200 | 966,268 | +0.0% |
| 1300 | 966,268 | +0.0% |
| 1400 | 966,268 | +0.0% |
| 1500 | 1.93 million | +100.0% |
| 1600 | 2.10 million | +8.5% |
| 1700 | 2.26 million | +7.8% |
| 1710 | 2.34 million | +3.5% |
| 1720 | 2.42 million | +3.4% |
| 1730 | 2.50 million | +3.3% |
| 1740 | 2.58 million | +3.2% |
| 1750 | 2.66 million | +3.1% |
| 1760 | 2.63 million | -1.0% |
| 1770 | 2.60 million | -1.1% |
| 1780 | 2.57 million | -1.1% |
| 1790 | 2.54 million | -1.2% |
| 1800 | 2.51 million | -1.3% |
| 1810 | 2.47 million | -1.4% |
| 1820 | 2.44 million | -1.4% |
| 1830 | 2.40 million | -1.5% |
| 1840 | 2.37 million | -1.5% |
| 1850 | 2.33 million | -1.6% |
| 1860 | 2.47 million | +6.3% |
| 1870 | 2.63 million | +6.3% |
| 1880 | 2.80 million | +6.3% |
| 1890 | 2.97 million | +6.3% |
| 1900 | 3.16 million | +6.3% |
| 1910 | 3.58 million | +13.2% |
| 1920 | 4.01 million | +12.1% |
| 1930 | 4.75 million | +18.4% |
| 1940 | 5.58 million | +17.4% |
| 1950 | 7.13 million | +27.7% |
| 1951 | 7.27 million | +2.0% |
| 1952 | 7.42 million | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 7.58 million | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 7.74 million | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 7.90 million | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 8.07 million | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 8.25 million | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 8.42 million | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 8.61 million | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 8.80 million | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 9.00 million | +2.3% |
| 1962 | 9.04 million | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 9.07 million | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 9.11 million | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 9.14 million | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 9.18 million | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 9.21 million | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 9.24 million | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 9.28 million | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 9.31 million | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 9.35 million | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 9.38 million | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 9.42 million | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 9.46 million | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 9.49 million | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 9.53 million | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 9.55 million | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 9.60 million | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 9.65 million | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 9.67 million | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 9.71 million | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 9.75 million | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 9.79 million | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 9.80 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 9.84 million | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 9.87 million | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 9.90 million | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 9.95 million | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 9.98 million | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 10.00 million | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 10.13 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 10.26 million | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 10.39 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 10.52 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 10.65 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.73 million | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.82 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 11.02 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 11.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 11.36 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 11.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 11.72 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.90 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.10 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12.10 million | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 12.10 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.30 million, 3.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 12.10 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.45 million, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long term in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1500 | +100.0% | 966,268 | 1.93 million |
| 1950 | +27.7% | 5.58 million | 7.13 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 966,268 | 966,268 | 966,268 | 1 |
| 1100s | 966,268 | 966,268 | 966,268 | 1 |
| 1200s | 966,268 | 966,268 | 966,268 | 1 |
| 1300s | 966,268 | 966,268 | 966,268 | 1 |
| 1400s | 966,268 | 966,268 | 966,268 | 1 |
| 1500s | 1.93 million | 1.93 million | 1.93 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.10 million | 2.10 million | 2.10 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.26 million | 2.26 million | 2.26 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.34 million | 2.34 million | 2.34 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.42 million | 2.42 million | 2.42 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.50 million | 2.50 million | 2.50 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.58 million | 2.58 million | 2.58 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.66 million | 2.66 million | 2.66 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.63 million | 2.63 million | 2.63 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.60 million | 2.60 million | 2.60 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.57 million | 2.57 million | 2.57 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.54 million | 2.54 million | 2.54 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.51 million | 2.51 million | 2.51 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.47 million | 2.47 million | 2.47 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.44 million | 2.44 million | 2.44 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.40 million | 2.40 million | 2.40 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.37 million | 2.37 million | 2.37 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.33 million | 2.33 million | 2.33 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.47 million | 2.47 million | 2.47 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.63 million | 2.63 million | 2.63 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.80 million | 2.80 million | 2.80 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.97 million | 2.97 million | 2.97 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 3.16 million | 3.16 million | 3.16 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 3.58 million | 3.58 million | 3.58 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 4.01 million | 4.01 million | 4.01 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 4.75 million | 4.75 million | 4.75 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 5.58 million | 5.58 million | 5.58 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 7.84 million | 7.13 million | 8.61 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.11 million | 8.80 million | 9.28 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.47 million | 9.31 million | 9.65 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.82 million | 9.67 million | 9.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.57 million | 10.00 million | 11.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.91 million | 11.36 million | 12.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.10 million | 12.10 million | 12.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.10 million | 12.10 million | 12.10 million | 6 |
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More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.7138 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 31.28 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Zimbabwe?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Zimbabwe was 12.10 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12.10 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 966,268 in 1000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Zimbabwe ranks 44th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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