Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0239 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0239 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
53rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0994 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0239 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.0239 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 — total area, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0994 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0239 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 53rd 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 — Total area, per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0994 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0963 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0934 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0905 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0876 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0849 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0823 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0797 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0773 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0749 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0727 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0705 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0683 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0661 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0641 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0622 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0606 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0597 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0588 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0555 Square kilometres per person | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0521 Square kilometres per person | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0501 Square kilometres per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0483 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0466 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0435 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0421 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0376 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0365 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.036 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0359 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.035 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0344 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0337 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0332 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0329 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0326 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0323 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0319 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0316 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0313 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0305 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0302 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0297 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0283 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0275 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0264 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0243 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0239 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.0239 Square kilometres per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0126 Square kilometres per person, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.0239 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0168 Square kilometres per person, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0879 Square kilometres per person | 0.0773 Square kilometres per person | 0.0994 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0658 Square kilometres per person | 0.0588 Square kilometres per person | 0.0749 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | 0.0555 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | 0.0332 Square kilometres per person | 0.0385 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0314 Square kilometres per person | 0.0297 Square kilometres per person | 0.0329 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0274 Square kilometres per person | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | 0.0293 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | 0.0239 Square kilometres per person | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 50 United States 0.0292 Square kilometres per person compare
- 51 Kyrgyzstan 0.0282 Square kilometres per person compare
- 52 Palau 0.0259 Square kilometres per person compare
- 54 Mozambique 0.0238 Square kilometres per person compare
- 55 Belarus 0.0226 Square kilometres per person compare
- 56 Colombia 0.0218 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 — total area, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0239 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0994 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 53rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.