Industrial roundwood — Production in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Industrial roundwood — Production was 711,857 m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Industrial roundwood — Production in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 711,857 m3 for industrial roundwood — production in 2024.
The figure is up 31.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial roundwood — production in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.26 million m3 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 183,000 m3, in 1961.
That places Zimbabwe 112th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Industrial roundwood — Production in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 183,000 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 194,000 m3 | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 194,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 225,000 m3 | +16.0% |
| 1965 | 235,000 m3 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 235,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 235,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 235,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 235,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 235,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 235,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 235,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 235,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 235,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 235,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 235,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 447,000 m3 | +90.2% |
| 1978 | 448,000 m3 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 421,000 m3 | -6.0% |
| 1980 | 485,000 m3 | +15.2% |
| 1981 | 555,000 m3 | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 651,000 m3 | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 408,000 m3 | -37.3% |
| 1984 | 513,000 m3 | +25.7% |
| 1985 | 449,000 m3 | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 410,000 m3 | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 538,000 m3 | +31.2% |
| 1988 | 644,000 m3 | +19.7% |
| 1989 | 644,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 644,000 m3 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 705,000 m3 | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 715,000 m3 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 735,000 m3 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.14 million m3 | +55.6% |
| 1995 | 1.18 million m3 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.22 million m3 | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million m3 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 1.11 million m3 | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 1.14 million m3 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 978,400 m3 | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 992,400 m3 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 992,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 992,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 977,400 m3 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 827,000 m3 | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 770,900 m3 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 736,400 m3 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 658,400 m3 | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 638,300 m3 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 518,400 m3 | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 518,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 479,600 m3 | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 635,400 m3 | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 635,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 635,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 635,400 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 567,120 m3 | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 623,160 m3 | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 623,160 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 623,160 m3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 690,331 m3 | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 506,874 m3 | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 542,212 m3 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 711,857 m3 | +31.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 711,857 m3 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 681,428 m3, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 711,857 m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 761,000 m3, 94% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial roundwood — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +90.2% | 235,000 m3 | 447,000 m3 |
| 1994 | +55.6% | 735,000 m3 | 1.14 million m3 |
| 1983 | -37.3% | 651,000 m3 | 408,000 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 219,000 m3 | 183,000 m3 | 235,000 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 296,100 m3 | 235,000 m3 | 448,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 529,700 m3 | 408,000 m3 | 651,000 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 985,440 m3 | 644,000 m3 | 1.26 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 856,400 m3 | 638,300 m3 | 992,400 m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 587,144 m3 | 479,600 m3 | 635,400 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 614,887 m3 | 506,874 m3 | 711,857 m3 | 5 |
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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 industrial roundwood — production in Zimbabwe?
- Industrial roundwood — production in Zimbabwe was 711,857 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial roundwood — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million m3 in 1997.
- What is the lowest industrial roundwood — production recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,000 m3 in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for industrial roundwood — production?
- Zimbabwe ranks 112th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industrial roundwood — production rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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 Industrial roundwood — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en