Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.0237 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0237 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
52nd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0984 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0237 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0237 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0984 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0237 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 52nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0984 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0954 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0924 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0895 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0868 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0841 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0815 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0789 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0765 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0742 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.072 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0698 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0676 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0655 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0634 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0615 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.06 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0591 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0582 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0516 Square kilometres per person | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0496 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0478 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0461 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0445 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0431 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0417 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0404 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0392 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0382 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0372 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0361 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0352 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0347 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.034 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0334 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0328 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0323 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.032 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.031 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0306 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0299 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.029 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0285 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.028 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0272 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0269 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0265 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0261 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0237 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0237 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 1.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0871 Square kilometres per person | 0.0765 Square kilometres per person | 0.0984 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0651 Square kilometres per person | 0.0582 Square kilometres per person | 0.0742 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0459 Square kilometres per person | 0.0392 Square kilometres per person | 0.0549 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | 0.0328 Square kilometres per person | 0.0382 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0311 Square kilometres per person | 0.0294 Square kilometres per person | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | 0.029 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0243 Square kilometres per person | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | 0.0249 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 49 Palau 0.0259 Square kilometres per person compare
- 50 Faroe Islands 0.0252 Square kilometres per person compare
- 51 Bahamas 0.0251 Square kilometres per person compare
- 53 Mozambique 0.0234 Square kilometres per person compare
- 54 Belarus 0.0221 Square kilometres per person compare
- 55 Colombia 0.0212 Square kilometres per person 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 land use hidden — land area, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0237 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0984 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0237 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 52nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.