Cropland area in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Cropland area was 4.07 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cropland area in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland area in Zimbabwe is 4.07 million hectares, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland area in Zimbabwe peaked at 4.29 million hectares in 2008 and was at its lowest, 995,609 hectares, in 1961.
That places Zimbabwe 64th out of 219 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.16 million hectares | 995,609 hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.74 million hectares | 1.40 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.50 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 2.93 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.18 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | 3.51 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.93 million hectares | 3.66 million hectares | 4.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 million hectares | 4.04 million hectares | 4.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 million hectares | 4.07 million hectares | 4.08 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.5% (2025)
- Rural population 10.09 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 59.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.57 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland area in Zimbabwe?
- Cropland area in Zimbabwe was 4.07 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.29 million hectares in 2008.
- What is the lowest cropland area recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 995,609 hectares in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for cropland area?
- Zimbabwe ranks 64th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland area rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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