What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Venezuela and Zimbabwe?

287,410 hectares, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Zimbabwe?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Venezuela vs Zimbabwe: Cropland extent over the long-term

Venezuela

3.30 million hectares

in 2025

Zimbabwe

3.01 million hectares

in 2025

Venezuela rank

71st

Zimbabwe rank

73rd

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Venezuela
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 3.30 million hectares against 3.01 million hectares in Zimbabwe, a difference of 287,410 hectares.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Venezuela ahead.

Venezuela ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Venezuela averaged higher in 38 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Venezuela	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1000s	187,040 hectares	43,726 hectares	143,314 hectares	Venezuela
1100s	198,891 hectares	43,726 hectares	155,165 hectares	Venezuela
1200s	210,594 hectares	43,726 hectares	166,868 hectares	Venezuela
1300s	222,124 hectares	43,726 hectares	178,398 hectares	Venezuela
1400s	233,444 hectares	43,726 hectares	189,718 hectares	Venezuela
1500s	244,504 hectares	87,452 hectares	157,052 hectares	Venezuela
1600s	243,071 hectares	94,886 hectares	148,185 hectares	Venezuela
1700s	301,866 hectares	102,319 hectares	199,547 hectares	Venezuela
1710s	305,440 hectares	105,892 hectares	199,548 hectares	Venezuela
1720s	309,049 hectares	109,466 hectares	199,583 hectares	Venezuela
1730s	312,694 hectares	113,039 hectares	199,655 hectares	Venezuela
1740s	316,375 hectares	116,612 hectares	199,763 hectares	Venezuela
1750s	320,091 hectares	120,185 hectares	199,906 hectares	Venezuela
1760s	323,841 hectares	123,758 hectares	200,083 hectares	Venezuela
1770s	327,626 hectares	127,331 hectares	200,295 hectares	Venezuela
1780s	331,444 hectares	130,905 hectares	200,539 hectares	Venezuela
1790s	335,295 hectares	134,478 hectares	200,817 hectares	Venezuela
1800s	339,178 hectares	138,051 hectares	201,127 hectares	Venezuela
1810s	343,092 hectares	141,624 hectares	201,468 hectares	Venezuela
1820s	420,583 hectares	145,197 hectares	275,386 hectares	Venezuela
1830s	515,551 hectares	148,770 hectares	366,781 hectares	Venezuela
1840s	631,927 hectares	152,344 hectares	479,583 hectares	Venezuela
1850s	774,524 hectares	155,917 hectares	618,607 hectares	Venezuela
1860s	949,231 hectares	172,402 hectares	776,829 hectares	Venezuela
1870s	1.07 million hectares	190,629 hectares	875,681 hectares	Venezuela
1880s	1.20 million hectares	210,784 hectares	986,946 hectares	Venezuela
1890s	1.30 million hectares	233,069 hectares	1.07 million hectares	Venezuela
1900s	1.27 million hectares	257,711 hectares	1.01 million hectares	Venezuela
1910s	1.21 million hectares	303,373 hectares	911,187 hectares	Venezuela
1920s	1.16 million hectares	353,828 hectares	808,232 hectares	Venezuela
1930s	1.43 million hectares	435,633 hectares	995,157 hectares	Venezuela
1940s	1.68 million hectares	531,996 hectares	1.14 million hectares	Venezuela
1950s	2.73 million hectares	814,484 hectares	1.91 million hectares	Venezuela
1960s	3.47 million hectares	1.14 million hectares	2.34 million hectares	Venezuela
1970s	3.55 million hectares	1.74 million hectares	1.81 million hectares	Venezuela
1980s	3.66 million hectares	2.50 million hectares	1.16 million hectares	Venezuela
1990s	3.43 million hectares	3.18 million hectares	243,378 hectares	Venezuela
2000s	3.36 million hectares	3.93 million hectares	569,970 hectares	Zimbabwe
2010s	3.30 million hectares	3.61 million hectares	314,832 hectares	Zimbabwe
2020s	3.30 million hectares	3.13 million hectares	173,402 hectares	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Venezuela or Zimbabwe?: Venezuela, at 3.30 million hectares against 3.01 million hectares in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Venezuela and Zimbabwe?: 287,410 hectares, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Zimbabwe?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Venezuela and Zimbabwe rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Venezuela ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.