Land use hidden — Total area in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Land use hidden — Total area was 390,760 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
390,760 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 202 countries
All-time high
390,760 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
390,760 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Land use hidden — Total area in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 390,760 Square kilometres for land use hidden — total area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in Zimbabwe peaked at 390,760 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 390,760 Square kilometres, in 1961.

Zimbabwe ranks 57th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Land use hidden — Total area in Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Land use hidden — Total area in Zimbabwe, 1961 to 2023.
Year Square kilometres Change
1961 390,760 Square kilometres —
1962 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1963 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1964 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1965 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1966 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1967 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1968 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1969 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1970 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1971 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1972 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1973 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1974 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1975 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1976 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1977 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1978 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1979 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1980 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1981 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1982 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1983 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1984 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1985 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1986 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1987 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1988 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1989 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1990 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1991 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1992 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1993 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1994 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1995 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1996 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1997 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1998 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
1999 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2000 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2001 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2002 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2003 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2004 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2005 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2006 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2007 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2008 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2009 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2010 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2011 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2012 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2013 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2014 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2015 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2016 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2017 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2018 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2019 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2020 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2021 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2022 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%
2023 390,760 Square kilometres +0.0%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 390,760 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 236,800 Square kilometres, 1.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 390,760 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 270,935 Square kilometres, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 9
1970s 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 10
1980s 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 10
1990s 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 10
2000s 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 10
2010s 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 10
2020s 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 390,760 Square kilometres 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 54 Iraq 435,050 Square kilometres compare
  2. 55 Greenland 410,450 Square kilometres compare
  3. 56 Paraguay 406,752 Square kilometres compare
  4. 58 Japan 377,969 Square kilometres compare
  5. 59 Germany 357,680 Square kilometres compare
  6. 60 Congo 342,000 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use hidden — total area in Zimbabwe?
Land use hidden — total area in Zimbabwe was 390,760 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 390,760 Square kilometres in 1961.
What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 390,760 Square kilometres in 1961.
How does Zimbabwe rank for land use hidden — total area?
Zimbabwe ranks 57th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Total area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land use hidden — Total area
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
230 places, 13,415 data points, 1961–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata