Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 5.36 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 5.36 % for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Zimbabwe peaked at 5.37 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.09 %, in 1963.
That places Zimbabwe 127th out of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9 % | 2.09 % | 3.76 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.8 % | 3.29 % | 4.35 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.45 % | 3.17 % | 3.86 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.12 % | 3.51 % | 4.73 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.06 % | 3.72 % | 4.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.06 % | 3.65 % | 4.47 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.36 % | 5.35 % | 5.37 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Zimbabwe
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.24 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Zimbabwe?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Zimbabwe was 5.36 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.37 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 % in 1963.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Zimbabwe ranks 127th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.