Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Temporary meadows and pastures — Area was 1,388 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Zimbabwe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Zimbabwe stood at 1,388 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 50.7% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary meadows and pastures — area in Zimbabwe peaked at 1,388 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 471.42 1000 ha, in 2012.
Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 509.31 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 516.47 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 507.93 1000 ha | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 516.07 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 523.66 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 531.4 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 517.01 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 542.16 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 513.51 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 484.31 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 493.67 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 471.42 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 778.38 1000 ha | +65.1% |
| 2014 | 1,152 1000 ha | +48.0% |
| 2015 | 1,189 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,094 1000 ha | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 1,146 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1,088 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1,178 1000 ha | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 1,041 1000 ha | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 1,164 1000 ha | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 923.79 1000 ha | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 921.11 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1,388 1000 ha | +50.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1,388 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 54.72 1000 ha, 25.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1,388 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 173.34 1000 ha, 8.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temporary meadows and pastures — Area in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +65.1% | 471.42 1000 ha | 778.38 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 519.72 1000 ha | 507.93 1000 ha | 542.16 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 907.42 1000 ha | 471.42 1000 ha | 1,189 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,088 1000 ha | 921.11 1000 ha | 1,388 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 18 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1,807 1000 ha compare
- 19 Ethiopia 1,755 1000 ha compare
- 20 Spain 1,558 1000 ha compare
- 22 United Kingdom 1,275 1000 ha compare
- 23 Bangladesh 1,263 1000 ha compare
- 24 Belarus 1,200 1000 ha compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary meadows and pastures — area in Zimbabwe?
- Temporary meadows and pastures — area in Zimbabwe was 1,388 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1,388 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest temporary meadows and pastures — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 471.42 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for temporary meadows and pastures — area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 21st out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temporary meadows and pastures — 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.