Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 85.14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
85.14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 240 countries
All-time high
85.14
in 2013
All-time low
66.45
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Zimbabwe, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 85.14 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Zimbabwe peaked at 85.14 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 66.45, in 2000.
That places Zimbabwe 25th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.45 | — |
| 2001 | 66.45 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.04 | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 80.04 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.04 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 80.04 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80.04 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.04 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.04 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.04 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 80.04 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.04 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.04 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.14 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 85.14 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.14 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.14 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.14 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.14 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.14 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.14 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.14 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.14 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 85.14 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 85.14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 85.14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.32 | 66.45 | 80.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.61 | 80.04 | 85.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.14 | 85.14 | 85.14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.7138 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 31.28 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Zimbabwe?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Zimbabwe was 85.14 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 85.14 in 2013.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.45 in 2000.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Zimbabwe ranks 25th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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