Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Zimbabwe

Arable land per capita in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 0.246 ha/person. Ranked 39 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 1.3%.

2023 0.246 ha/person −1.74% vs 2022
World rank 39of 206
Period maximum 0.328 ha/person2008
Period minimum 0.246 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Zimbabwe, 1961–20230.2250.250.2750.30.3250.3519611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.2494 ha/person1963: 0.2585 ha/person1965: 0.2599 ha/person1967: 0.254 ha/person1969: 0.2597 ha/person1971: 0.2715 ha/person1973: 0.2829 ha/person1975: 0.2895 ha/person1977: 0.2943 ha/person1979: 0.2953 ha/person1981: 0.2883 ha/person1983: 0.2992 ha/person1985: 0.2919 ha/person1987: 0.2751 ha/person1989: 0.2922 ha/person1991: 0.2936 ha/person1993: 0.267 ha/person1995: 0.2863 ha/person1997: 0.2864 ha/person1999: 0.2932 ha/person2001: 0.3007 ha/person2003: 0.2984 ha/person2005: 0.3124 ha/person2007: 0.3124 ha/person2009: 0.312 ha/person2011: 0.3089 ha/person2013: 0.289 ha/person2015: 0.2809 ha/person2017: 0.2726 ha/person2019: 0.2641 ha/person2021: 0.2549 ha/person2023: 0.246 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.0033 (−1.34%) Average annual rate: -0.02 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Zimbabwe 0.246 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Eastern Africa computed 0.1455 ha/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.1258 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.246 −0.0043 −1.74%
2022 0.2504 −0.0045 −1.77%
2021 0.2549 −0.0046 −1.78%
2020 0.2595 −0.0045 −1.72%
2019 0.2641 −0.0044 −1.63%
2018 0.2684 −0.0042 −1.55%
2017 0.2726 −0.0042 −1.51%
2016 0.2768 −0.0041 −1.45%
2015 0.2809 −0.004 −1.4%
2014 0.2849 −0.0042 −1.44%
2013 0.289 −0.0043 −1.47%
2012 0.2934 −0.0156 −5.04%
2011 0.3089 +0.0094 +3.16%
2010 0.2995 −0.0125 −4%
2009 0.312 −0.016 −4.88%
2008 0.328 +0.0156 +4.98%
2007 0.3124 −0.0121 −3.72%
2006 0.3245 +0.012 +3.86%
2005 0.3124 +0.0051 +1.67%
2004 0.3073 +0.0089 +2.99%
2003 0.2984 −0.0036 −1.18%
2002 0.302 +0.0013 +0.42%
2001 0.3007 −0.0105 −3.38%
2000 0.3112 +0.0181 +6.16%
1999 0.2932 +0.014 +5.02%
1998 0.2791 −0.0073 −2.54%
1997 0.2864 −0.0114 −3.84%
1996 0.2979 +0.0115 +4.02%
1995 0.2863 −0.0048 −1.66%
1994 0.2912 +0.0242 +9.07%
1993 0.267 +0.0053 +2.04%
1992 0.2616 −0.032 −10.89%
1991 0.2936 −0.0021 −0.71%
1990 0.2957 +0.0035 +1.18%
1989 0.2922 +0.016 +5.81%
1988 0.2762 +0.0011 +0.39%
1987 0.2751 −0.0201 −6.8%
1986 0.2952 +0.0033 +1.12%
1985 0.2919 −0.0038 −1.29%
1984 0.2957 −0.0034 −1.14%
1983 0.2992 +0.0112 +3.88%
1982 0.288 −0.0003 −0.12%
1981 0.2883 −0.0012 −0.42%
1980 0.2895 −0.0058 −1.96%
1979 0.2953 +0.0019 +0.63%
1978 0.2935 −0.0009 −0.29%
1977 0.2943 +0.0065 +2.24%
1976 0.2879 −0.0016 −0.55%
1975 0.2895 +0.0002 +0.08%
1974 0.2893 +0.0063 +2.24%
1973 0.2829 +0.0012 +0.43%
1972 0.2817 +0.0102 +3.77%
1971 0.2715 +0.0076 +2.87%
1970 0.2639 +0.0042 +1.63%
1969 0.2597 +0.0097 +3.9%
1968 0.2499 −0.004 −1.58%
1967 0.254 +0.0065 +2.63%
1966 0.2475 −0.0124 −4.78%
1965 0.2599 +0.0017 +0.68%
1964 0.2581 −0.0003 −0.13%
1963 0.2585 +0.0076 +3.02%
1962 0.2509 +0.0015 +0.61%
1961 0.2494

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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