Primary Forest — Area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Primary Forest — Area was 1,076 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Zimbabwe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1,076 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Zimbabwe peaked at 1,306 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,076 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Zimbabwe 40th out of 182 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,306 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,298 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 1,290 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 1,281 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 1,273 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,265 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,257 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,248 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,240 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1,232 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,223 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,215 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,207 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,199 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,190 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1,182 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,174 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,166 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,157 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,149 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,141 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1,136 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,132 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,127 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,122 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,118 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1,113 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,109 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,105 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,101 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,096 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1,092 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,088 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,084 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1,080 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 1,076 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1,076 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 413 1000 ha, 2.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1,076 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 220 1000 ha, 4.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,269 1000 ha | 1,232 1000 ha | 1,306 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,186 1000 ha | 1,149 1000 ha | 1,223 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,120 1000 ha | 1,101 1000 ha | 1,141 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,086 1000 ha | 1,076 1000 ha | 1,096 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
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 primary forest — area in Zimbabwe?
- Primary forest — area in Zimbabwe was 1,076 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,306 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,076 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for primary forest — area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 40th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.