Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 31.28 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 31.28 percent for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Zimbabwe peaked at 31.28 percent in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.26 percent, in 1961.
Zimbabwe ranks 46th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.63 percent | 23.26 percent | 23.99 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 24.49 percent | 24.08 percent | 24.95 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.4 percent | 25 percent | 25.81 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.33 percent | 25.85 percent | 28.93 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.79 percent | 29.37 percent | 31.28 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.28 percent | 31.28 percent | 31.28 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.28 percent | 31.28 percent | 31.28 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Zimbabwe?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Zimbabwe was 31.28 percent 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 share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 31.28 percent in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.26 percent in 1961.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Zimbabwe ranks 46th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).