Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0074 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0074 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
33rd
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0229 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0074 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0074 Square kilometres per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0229 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 33rd of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0229 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0223 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0211 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0194 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0189 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0179 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0125 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0074 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 4.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0074 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0206 Square kilometres per person | 0.0183 Square kilometres per person | 0.0229 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | 0.0179 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | 0.0078 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 30 Brazil 0.0082 Square kilometres per person compare
- 31 United States 0.0079 Square kilometres per person compare
- 32 Guinea 0.0074 Square kilometres per person compare
- 34 Afghanistan 0.0072 Square kilometres per person compare
- 35 Guyana 0.0072 Square kilometres per person compare
- 36 Algeria 0.0071 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0074 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0229 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 33rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.