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Forest cover — Zimbabwe

Forest cover in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 44.74%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.93 pp.

2023 44.74% −0.12 pp vs 2022
World rank 63of 213
Period maximum 48.67%1990
Period minimum 44.74%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Zimbabwe, 1990–20234445464748491990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 48.67%1991: 48.55%1992: 48.43%1993: 48.31%1994: 48.19%1995: 48.07%1996: 47.95%1997: 47.83%1998: 47.71%1999: 47.59%2000: 47.48%2001: 47.36%2002: 47.24%2003: 47.12%2004: 47%2005: 46.88%2006: 46.76%2007: 46.64%2008: 46.52%2009: 46.4%2010: 46.28%2011: 46.17%2012: 46.05%2013: 45.93%2014: 45.81%2015: 45.69%2016: 45.57%2017: 45.45%2018: 45.33%2019: 45.21%2020: 45.09%2021: 44.97%2022: 44.86%2023: 44.74%
Change over the period: −3.93 pp Annual average: -0.12 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Zimbabwe 44.74%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Eastern Africa computed 28.29%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 44.74 −0.12 pp
2022 44.86 −0.12 pp
2021 44.97 −0.12 pp
2020 45.09 −0.12 pp
2019 45.21 −0.12 pp
2018 45.33 −0.12 pp
2017 45.45 −0.12 pp
2016 45.57 −0.12 pp
2015 45.69 −0.12 pp
2014 45.81 −0.12 pp
2013 45.93 −0.12 pp
2012 46.05 −0.12 pp
2011 46.17 −0.12 pp
2010 46.28 −0.12 pp
2009 46.4 −0.12 pp
2008 46.52 −0.12 pp
2007 46.64 −0.12 pp
2006 46.76 −0.12 pp
2005 46.88 −0.12 pp
2004 47 −0.12 pp
2003 47.12 −0.12 pp
2002 47.24 −0.12 pp
2001 47.36 −0.12 pp
2000 47.48 −0.12 pp
1999 47.59 −0.12 pp
1998 47.71 −0.12 pp
1997 47.83 −0.12 pp
1996 47.95 −0.12 pp
1995 48.07 −0.12 pp
1994 48.19 −0.12 pp
1993 48.31 −0.12 pp
1992 48.43 −0.12 pp
1991 48.55 −0.12 pp
1990 48.67 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 73.26 ZM Zambia 59.52 TZ Tanzania 50.05 MZ Mozambique 45.81 ZW Zimbabwe 44.74 MW Malawi 22.44 MG Madagascar 21.3 MU Mauritius 19.47 KM Comoros 16.98 ET Ethiopia 14.93 SS South Sudan 11.33 RW Rwanda 11.31 UG Uganda 11.04 BI Burundi 10.89 SO Somalia 9.17 ER Eritrea 8.63 KE Kenya 6.22 DJ Djibouti 0.26
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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

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