Share global forest in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share global forest was 0.3325 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3325
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
45th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.3848
in 1990
All-time low
0.3325
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Zimbabwe, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Zimbabwe stood at 0.3325. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.3848 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3325, in 2025.
That places Zimbabwe 45th out of 235 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.
Share global forest in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3848 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3833 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3818 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3803 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3788 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3773 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3758 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3742 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3727 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3712 | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3696 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3674 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3652 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.363 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3608 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3586 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3564 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.3542 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.352 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3498 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3476 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3465 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3454 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3443 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3432 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3421 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.341 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.34 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3389 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3379 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3369 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.336 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3351 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3342 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3334 | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3325 | -0.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.3325 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.3325 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.378 | 0.3712 | 0.3848 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3597 | 0.3498 | 0.3696 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3427 | 0.3379 | 0.3476 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3347 | 0.3325 | 0.3369 | 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 share global forest in Zimbabwe?
- Share global forest in Zimbabwe was 0.3325 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3848 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3325 in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share global forest?
- Zimbabwe ranks 45th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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