Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Zimbabwe

Agricultural land in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 161,671 km². Ranked 55 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 61.7%.

2023 161,671 km² −0.01% vs 2022
World rank 55of 209
Period maximum 163,894 km²2008
Period minimum 99,956 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Zimbabwe, 1961–202380,000100,000120,000140,000160,000180,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 99,956 km²1963: 101,690 km²1965: 103,169 km²1967: 104,349 km²1969: 106,143 km²1971: 108,322 km²1973: 110,641 km²1975: 112,833 km²1977: 114,783 km²1979: 116,443 km²1981: 119,011 km²1983: 122,459 km²1985: 124,108 km²1987: 124,947 km²1989: 129,131 km²1991: 132,312 km²1993: 133,340 km²1995: 138,425 km²1997: 141,275 km²1999: 146,994 km²2001: 151,961 km²2003: 156,099 km²2005: 160,555 km²2007: 161,487 km²2009: 162,383 km²2011: 163,372 km²2013: 161,874 km²2015: 161,829 km²2017: 161,788 km²2019: 161,779 km²2021: 161,739 km²2023: 161,671 km²
Change over the period: +61,715 (+61.74%) Average annual rate: 0.78 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe 161,671 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Eastern Africa computed 3.36M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 161,671 −23 −0.01%
2022 161,694 −44 −0.03%
2021 161,739 −30 −0.02%
2020 161,769 −10 −0.01%
2019 161,779 +11 +0.01%
2018 161,768 −19 −0.01%
2017 161,788 −22 −0.01%
2016 161,810 −19 −0.01%
2015 161,829 −24 −0.01%
2014 161,853 −21 −0.01%
2013 161,874 −27 −0.02%
2012 161,902 −1,470 −0.9%
2011 163,372 +2,004 +1.24%
2010 161,368 −1,015 −0.63%
2009 162,383 −1,511 −0.92%
2008 163,894 +2,407 +1.49%
2007 161,487 −1,028 −0.63%
2006 162,515 +1,960 +1.22%
2005 160,555 +981 +0.61%
2004 159,574 +3,475 +2.23%
2003 156,099 +1,828 +1.18%
2002 154,271 +2,310 +1.52%
2001 151,961 +788 +0.52%
2000 151,174 +4,180 +2.84%
1999 146,994 +3,913 +2.74%
1998 143,080 +1,805 +1.28%
1997 141,275 +151 +0.11%
1996 141,124 +2,698 +1.95%
1995 138,425 +1,063 +0.77%
1994 137,363 +4,023 +3.02%
1993 133,340 +2,312 +1.76%
1992 131,028 −1,284 −0.97%
1991 132,312 +1,866 +1.43%
1990 130,446 +1,315 +1.02%
1989 129,131 +2,747 +2.17%
1988 126,384 +1,438 +1.15%
1987 124,947 −687 −0.55%
1986 125,634 +1,526 +1.23%
1985 124,108 +900 +0.73%
1984 123,208 +749 +0.61%
1983 122,459 +2,152 +1.79%
1982 120,307 +1,296 +1.09%
1981 119,011 +1,602 +1.36%
1980 117,409 +966 +0.83%
1979 116,443 +935 +0.81%
1978 115,508 +725 +0.63%
1977 114,783 +1,148 +1.01%
1976 113,635 +802 +0.71%
1975 112,833 +923 +0.82%
1974 111,911 +1,270 +1.15%
1973 110,641 +930 +0.85%
1972 109,711 +1,389 +1.28%
1971 108,322 +1,189 +1.11%
1970 107,133 +990 +0.93%
1969 106,143 +1,251 +1.19%
1968 104,892 +543 +0.52%
1967 104,349 +1,033 +1%
1966 103,315 +146 +0.14%
1965 103,169 +792 +0.77%
1964 102,377 +687 +0.68%
1963 101,690 +1,003 +1%
1962 100,687 +731 +0.73%
1961 99,956

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.