What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Zimbabwe?

Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Zimbabwe was 89.93 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Zimbabwe?

The highest recorded value was 94.1 1000 ha in 2005.

What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Zimbabwe?

The lowest recorded value was 89.78 1000 ha in 2020.

How does Zimbabwe rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?

Zimbabwe ranks 77th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Zimbabwe?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Zimbabwe

Name: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Zimbabwe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Zimbabwe: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 89.93 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

89.93 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.1%

World rank

77th

of 241 countries

All-time high

94.1 1000 ha

in 2005

All-time low

89.78 1000 ha

in 2020

Years of data

1992–2022

Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Zimbabwe, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Zimbabwe is 89.93 1000 ha, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Zimbabwe peaked at 94.1 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 89.78 1000 ha, in 2020.

Zimbabwe ranks 77th of 241 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	92.29 1000 ha	91.85 1000 ha	93.04 1000 ha	8
2000s	93.79 1000 ha	93 1000 ha	94.1 1000 ha	10
2010s	91.79 1000 ha	89.84 1000 ha	93 1000 ha	10
2020s	89.84 1000 ha	89.78 1000 ha	89.93 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

74 Burkina Faso 120.28 1000 ha compare
75 Palestine 111.87 1000 ha compare
76 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 104.22 1000 ha compare
78 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 68.81 1000 ha compare
79 Cyprus 66.45 1000 ha compare
80 Bulgaria 55.11 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Zimbabwe?: Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Zimbabwe was 89.93 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Zimbabwe?: The highest recorded value was 94.1 1000 ha in 2005.
What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Zimbabwe?: The lowest recorded value was 89.78 1000 ha in 2020.
How does Zimbabwe rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?: Zimbabwe ranks 77th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Zimbabwe?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.