Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0032 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Zimbabwe is 0.0032 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.073 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Zimbabwe 76th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.073 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0706 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0681 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0659 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0636 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0616 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0595 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0575 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0555 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.05 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0483 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0465 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0449 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0435 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0422 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0415 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0407 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | -5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0357 Square kilometres per person | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0342 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0326 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0291 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0282 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0272 Square kilometres per person | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0261 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -74.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0057 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0054 Square kilometres per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0041 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.004 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 Square kilometres per person | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0032 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.003 Square kilometres per person, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0032 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 3.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -74.3% | 0.0261 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0639 Square kilometres per person | 0.0555 Square kilometres per person | 0.073 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0463 Square kilometres per person | 0.0407 Square kilometres per person | 0.0536 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | 0.0261 Square kilometres per person | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | 0.0047 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0044 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 0.0035 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0032 Square kilometres per person | 0.0033 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 73 Kiribati 0.0035 Square kilometres per person compare
- 74 Uruguay 0.0035 Square kilometres per person compare
- 75 Kuwait 0.0033 Square kilometres per person compare
- 77 Samoa 0.0032 Square kilometres per person compare
- 78 Zambia 0.003 Square kilometres per person compare
- 79 Bulgaria 0.003 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 — other areas, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0032 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.073 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 76th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas 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 — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.