Land area (sq. km), per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Land area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0237 sq. km per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.0237 sq. km per person for land area (sq. km), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.0984 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0237 sq. km per person, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 56th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land area (sq. km), per capita in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0984 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0954 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0924 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0895 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0868 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0841 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0815 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0789 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0765 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0742 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.072 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0698 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0676 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0655 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0634 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0615 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.06 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0591 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0582 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0549 sq. km per person | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0516 sq. km per person | -6.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0496 sq. km per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0478 sq. km per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0461 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0445 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0431 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0417 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0404 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0392 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0382 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0372 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0361 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0356 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0356 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0352 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0347 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.034 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0334 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0328 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0325 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0323 sq. km per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.032 sq. km per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0316 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0313 sq. km per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.031 sq. km per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0306 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0302 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0299 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0294 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.029 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0285 sq. km per person | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.028 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0276 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0272 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0269 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0265 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0261 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0257 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0253 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0249 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0245 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0241 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0237 sq. km per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0871 sq. km per person | 0.0765 sq. km per person | 0.0984 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0651 sq. km per person | 0.0582 sq. km per person | 0.0742 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0459 sq. km per person | 0.0392 sq. km per person | 0.0549 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0353 sq. km per person | 0.0328 sq. km per person | 0.0382 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0311 sq. km per person | 0.0294 sq. km per person | 0.0325 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0271 sq. km per person | 0.0253 sq. km per person | 0.029 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0243 sq. km per person | 0.0237 sq. km per person | 0.0249 sq. km per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area (sq. km), per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Land area (sq. km), per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.0237 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0984 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0237 sq. km per person in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for land area (sq. km), per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 56th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.