Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 17.4 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
17.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
84th
of 157 countries
All-time high
17.42
in 2000
All-time low
17.4
in 2010
Years of data
8
2000–2020
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Zimbabwe, 2000–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 17.4 for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Zimbabwe peaked at 17.42 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.4, in 2010.
Zimbabwe ranks 84th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.42 | 17.42 | 17.42 | 1 |
| 2010s | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 6 |
| 2020s | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 1 |
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 proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Zimbabwe?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Zimbabwe was 17.4 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 17.42 in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4 in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Zimbabwe ranks 84th out of 157 countries with data for 2020.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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