Non-agricultural population in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Non-agricultural population was 5.86 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Zimbabwe, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 5.86 million FAO, number for non-agricultural population in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Zimbabwe peaked at 5.86 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.97 million FAO, number, in 1980.
That places Zimbabwe 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.53 million FAO, number | 1.97 million FAO, number | 3.14 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.91 million FAO, number | 3.28 million FAO, number | 4.53 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.02 million FAO, number | 4.64 million FAO, number | 5.37 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.67 million FAO, number | 5.49 million FAO, number | 5.86 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 30.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 9.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.9067 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0093 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 12.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0156 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural population in Zimbabwe?
- Non-agricultural population in Zimbabwe was 5.86 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 5.86 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 million FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for non-agricultural population?
- Zimbabwe ranks 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.