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 140th out of 217 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.21 % | — |
| 1962 | 2.23 % | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 2.09 % | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 2.83 % | +35.4% |
| 1965 | 2.89 % | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 2.94 % | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 3.76 % | +27.9% |
| 1968 | 3.7 % | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 3.45 % | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 3.29 % | -4.6% |
| 1971 | 3.37 % | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 3.47 % | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 3.65 % | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 3.74 % | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 3.9 % | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 4.35 % | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 4.15 % | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 4.1 % | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 4.01 % | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 3.86 % | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 3.64 % | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 3.51 % | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 3.25 % | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 3.17 % | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.49 % | +10.1% |
| 1986 | 3.34 % | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 3.47 % | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 3.35 % | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 3.42 % | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.58 % | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 3.51 % | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 3.83 % | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 3.97 % | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 3.92 % | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 4.23 % | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 4.29 % | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.68 % | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 4.73 % | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.45 % | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 4.17 % | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 4.31 % | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 4.26 % | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.28 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.13 % | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.04 % | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.86 % | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 3.98 % | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.72 % | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 3.81 % | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.87 % | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.65 % | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 3.74 % | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.71 % | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 4.28 % | +15.4% |
| 2015 | 4.3 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4 % | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 4.11 % | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.43 % | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 4.47 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.35 % | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 5.36 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 5.36 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.37 % | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.36 % | -0.2% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 5.36 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.25 %, 65% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 5.36 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63 %, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +35.4% | 2.09 % | 2.83 % |
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 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 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 140th out of 217 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.