Temporary fallow — Area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Temporary fallow — Area was 449.71 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Temporary fallow — Area in Zimbabwe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 449.71 1000 ha for temporary fallow — area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary fallow — area in Zimbabwe peaked at 590.22 1000 ha in 2006 and was at its lowest, 449.71 1000 ha, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 54th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 550.49 1000 ha | 522.49 1000 ha | 590.22 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 510.71 1000 ha | 488.46 1000 ha | 536.87 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 455.46 1000 ha | 449.71 1000 ha | 477.44 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 51 Bangladesh 480 1000 ha compare
- 52 Myanmar 458.11 1000 ha compare
- 53 Uzbekistan 452.65 1000 ha compare
- 55 Malawi 447.42 1000 ha compare
- 56 Zambia 425.05 1000 ha compare
- 57 Mozambique 377 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Zimbabwe
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.36 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 218.21 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 391 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 37.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 14,523 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.25 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 47.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.63 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,020 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary fallow — area in Zimbabwe?
- Temporary fallow — area in Zimbabwe was 449.71 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary fallow — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 590.22 1000 ha in 2006.
- What is the lowest temporary fallow — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 449.71 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for temporary fallow — area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 54th out of 225 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary fallow — area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 Temporary fallow — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.