Agricultural area per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Agricultural area per capita was 0.9894 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.9894
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
47th
of 225 countries
All-time high
2.54
in 1961
All-time low
0.9894
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural area per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.9894 for agricultural area per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 2.54 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9894, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 47th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.31 | 2.1 | 2.54 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.88 | 1.75 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 | 1.31 | 1.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 | 1.22 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 | 1.06 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 0.9894 | 1.04 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture share gdp 9.47 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 9.47 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 0.7439 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Agricultural area per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.9894 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural area per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural area per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9894 in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for agricultural area per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 47th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural area per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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