Forestland — Area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Forestland — Area was 13,766 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Zimbabwe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Zimbabwe is 13,766 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Zimbabwe peaked at 16,715 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13,766 1000 ha, in 2025.
Zimbabwe ranks 42nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,715 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 16,610 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 16,504 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 16,398 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 16,292 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 16,187 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 16,081 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 15,975 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 15,870 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 15,764 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 15,658 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 15,552 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 15,447 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 15,341 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 15,235 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 15,130 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 15,024 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 14,918 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 14,812 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 14,707 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 14,601 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 14,541 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 14,482 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 14,422 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 14,362 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 14,303 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 14,248 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 14,194 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 14,140 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 14,085 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 14,031 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 13,978 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 13,925 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 13,872 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 13,819 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 13,766 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 13,766 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,192 1000 ha, 4.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 13,766 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,372 1000 ha, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,240 1000 ha | 15,764 1000 ha | 16,715 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,182 1000 ha | 14,707 1000 ha | 15,658 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,338 1000 ha | 14,085 1000 ha | 14,601 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,898 1000 ha | 13,766 1000 ha | 14,031 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More climate change data for Zimbabwe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 178.46 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,716 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,805 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11,912 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 21.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 425.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,483 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 137.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.08 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Zimbabwe?
- Forestland — area in Zimbabwe was 13,766 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 16,715 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,766 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for forestland — area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 42nd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).