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Forest area — Zimbabwe

Forest area in Zimbabwe in 2023 — 173,064 km². Ranked 38 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 8.1%.

2023 173,064 km² −0.27% vs 2022
World rank 38of 213
Period maximum 188,267 km²1990
Period minimum 173,064 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Zimbabwe, 1990–2023170,000175,000180,000185,000190,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 188,267 km²1991: 187,806 km²1992: 187,345 km²1993: 186,885 km²1994: 186,424 km²1995: 185,963 km²1996: 185,503 km²1997: 185,042 km²1998: 184,581 km²1999: 184,121 km²2000: 183,660 km²2001: 183,199 km²2002: 182,738 km²2003: 182,278 km²2004: 181,817 km²2005: 181,356 km²2006: 180,896 km²2007: 180,435 km²2008: 179,974 km²2009: 179,514 km²2010: 179,053 km²2011: 178,592 km²2012: 178,131 km²2013: 177,671 km²2014: 177,210 km²2015: 176,749 km²2016: 176,289 km²2017: 175,828 km²2018: 175,367 km²2019: 174,907 km²2020: 174,446 km²2021: 173,985 km²2022: 173,524 km²2023: 173,064 km²
Change over the period: −15,203 (−8.08%) Average annual rate: -0.25 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Zimbabwe 173,064 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Eastern Africa computed 1.94M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Zimbabwe, by year Zimbabwe All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 173,064 −461 −0.27%
2022 173,524 −461 −0.26%
2021 173,985 −461 −0.26%
2020 174,446 −461 −0.26%
2019 174,907 −461 −0.26%
2018 175,367 −461 −0.26%
2017 175,828 −461 −0.26%
2016 176,289 −461 −0.26%
2015 176,749 −461 −0.26%
2014 177,210 −461 −0.26%
2013 177,671 −461 −0.26%
2012 178,131 −461 −0.26%
2011 178,592 −461 −0.26%
2010 179,053 −461 −0.26%
2009 179,514 −461 −0.26%
2008 179,974 −461 −0.26%
2007 180,435 −461 −0.25%
2006 180,896 −461 −0.25%
2005 181,356 −461 −0.25%
2004 181,817 −461 −0.25%
2003 182,278 −461 −0.25%
2002 182,738 −461 −0.25%
2001 183,199 −461 −0.25%
2000 183,660 −461 −0.25%
1999 184,121 −461 −0.25%
1998 184,581 −461 −0.25%
1997 185,042 −461 −0.25%
1996 185,503 −461 −0.25%
1995 185,963 −461 −0.25%
1994 186,424 −461 −0.25%
1993 186,885 −461 −0.25%
1992 187,345 −461 −0.25%
1991 187,806 −461 −0.24%
1990 188,267 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

TZ Tanzania 443,380 ZM Zambia 442,494 MZ Mozambique 360,265 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 ET Ethiopia 168,495 MG Madagascar 123,902 SS South Sudan 71,570 SO Somalia 57,498 KE Kenya 36,111 UG Uganda 22,141 MW Malawi 21,157 ER Eritrea 10,458 BI Burundi 2,796 RW Rwanda 2,790 MU Mauritius 389 SC Seychelles 337 KM Comoros 316 DJ Djibouti 60
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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